justify

英 ['dʒʌstɪfaɪ]美 ['dʒʌstə'fai]
  • vi. 证明合法；整理版面
  • vt. 证明…是正当的；替…辩护
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助记提示

1、just- + -ify.
2、字面含义为：make just, make equitable.

中文词源

justify 证明合法，证明有理，辩护

just,合法的，公正的，-fy,使。即使合法，引申词义证明合法，证明有理，辩护等。

英文词源

justify (v.)
c. 1300, "to administer justice;" late 14c., "to show (something) to be just or right," from Old French justifiier "submit to court proceedings" (12c.), from Latin iustificare "act justly toward, make just," from iustificus "dealing justly, righteous," from iustus "just" (see just (adj.)) + root of facere "to do" (see factitious). Of circumstances, "to afford justification," from 1630s. Meaning "to make exact" (now largely restricted to typesetting) is from 1550s. Related: Justified; justifying.

双语例句

1. Domestic conditions did not justify a loosening of monetary policy.
国内的情况并不足以成为放松货币政策的正当理由。
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2. They justify every villainy in the name of high ideals.
他们打着实现远大理想的幌子为他们的每件恶行开脱。
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3. This does not justify the denial of constitutional protection.
这不能成为剥夺他人受宪法保护权利的正当理由。
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4. We'll always justify our actions with noble sounding theories.
我们总会用听起来非常高尚的理论为我们的行动辩护。
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5. Click this option to right-justify the selected text.
点击这个选项，使选定的文本向右对齐。
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