justify
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/
v.
一句话记住
证明……有理;为……辩解;是……的正当理由
释义与例句
v.
证明……有理;为……辩解;是……的正当理由
to show that something is right, reasonable, or necessary, or to give a good reason for it
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How can you justify spending so much on a car?
你怎么能证明花这么多钱买车是合理的?
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The results fully justify the effort we put into the project.
这些成果充分证明我们在这个项目上付出的努力是值得的。
展开其余 1 条例句
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He tried to justify his decision to the rest of the team.
他试图向团队其他成员说明自己的决定是合理的。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
记 justify doing sth,不用 justify to do;名词 justification 常与 for 搭配。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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justification 正当理由;辩解justify 的名词形式,常用于 justification for。
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justified 有正当理由的;合理的常用于 be justified in doing something。
同义词
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explain 解释;说明explain 只是把事情或原因说清楚;justify 强调给出充分理由,证明某行为、决定或费用正确、合理或必要。She explained why the schedule had changed. 她解释了日程变更的原因。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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prove 证明;证实prove 侧重以证据证明事实为真;justify 侧重说明行为或决定有正当理由,并不等于证明事实。The evidence proved that he was innocent. 证据证明他是无辜的。
常见搭配
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justify a decision 说明决定的合理性The manager wrote a report to justify the decision. 经理写了一份报告来说明这项决定的合理性。
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justify doing something 证明做某事有道理Nothing can justify treating customers so rudely. 任何理由都不能证明如此粗暴对待顾客是正当的。
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be justified in 做……是有正当理由的The company was justified in rejecting the unsafe design. 公司拒绝这项不安全的设计是有正当理由的。