| 单词 | self-justification |
| 释义 | self-justification (once / 27551 pages) n WORD FAMILY justification: 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 EXAMPLESHe also cited jazz as an inspiration and explanation for his work, though this may have been strategic self-justification. Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016) Clinton had “a kind of spiritual high-mindedness . . . a kind of fervor, and self-justification that God is on her side.” The New Yorker(Oct 24, 2016) A certain amount of the bluster and petulance is obviously a play at self-justification, an attempt to carve out an eye in the storm. The Guardian(Feb 19, 2016) n a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. his transparent self-justification was unacceptable Syn|Hypo|Hyper alibi, exculpation, excuse extenuation, mitigation a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances defence, defense, vindication the justification for some act or belief |
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