| 单词 | justification |
| 释义 | justification (once / 720 pages) n Close in meaning to an explanation, a justification is specifically for defending or explaining an event. The idea that he was just trying to scare his little sister was a pretty weak justification for the elaborate gag. Like its close cousin "justice," justification is derived from the Latin justificare, which means "to make right." When you offer a justification, you're trying to make something right—or, perhaps, even just. The notion that animals don't have emotions is one of the key justifications for allowing them to suffer. For many people, though, the fact that they suffer is justification enough to prevent it. WORD FAMILYjustification: justifications, self-justification+/justifiable: justifiably, unjustifiable/justified: justifiedly, unjustified/justifier: justifiers/justify: justifiable, justification, justificative, justificatory, justified, justifier, justifies, justifying/unjustifiable: unjustifiably/unjustified: unjustifiedly USAGE EXAMPLESBut the U.S. right to self defense provides ample justification, and U.N. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Let me say it again, there is absolutely no justification for terrorism and there never will be. Time(Dec 28, 2016) Participants even provided Poe’s law justifications when describing their behavior. Slate(Dec 28, 2016) 1n the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller Hyper exoneration, vindication the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. 2n something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary he considered misrule a justification for revolution Hyper circumstance, condition, consideration information that should be kept in mind when making a decision 3n a statement in explanation of some action or belief Hypo|Hyper cause, grounds, reason a justification for something existing or happening defence, defense, vindicationthe justification for some act or belief apologia, apologya formal written defense of something you believe in strongly alibi(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question alibi, exculpation, excuse, self-justificationa defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. account, explanation a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. |
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