请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 just
释义 just
I.
variant of joust
II. \ˈjəst\ adjective
(often -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English just, juste, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French juste, from Old French, from Latin justus, from jus right, law, justice, from Old Latin jous; akin to Old Irish huisse, uisse right, just, Sanskrit yos welfare, and perhaps to Latin jungere to bind, join; basic meaning: tie, obligation — more at yoke
1.
 a.
  (1) : having a basis in fact : reasonable, well-founded, justified
   < felt a just fear of the consequences of his actions >
  (2) : conforming to fact or reason : not false : right, true, accurate
   < had a very just notion of the boy's abilities >
   < one element in a just discrimination — John Dewey >
  (3) archaic : agreeing closely or exactly with a pattern, model, or other original : faithful
 b. obsolete : adapted to some end or purpose : appropriate, suitable
 c.
  (1) obsolete : regular or exact in operation : constant, uniform
  (2) obsolete : being exactly the specified measure, dimension, quantity, or other result of calculation : not approximate but exact
  (3) : conforming to some standard of correctness : correct, proper, fitting
   < tended to distort some of the concerto's just proportions — Winthrop Sargeant >
   < react in just measure against this naturalism — Irving Babbitt >
   < combines wit and sentiment in just proportions — Douglas Watt >
  (4) obsolete : equal, even
  (5) : giving or sounding musical tones at the mathematically exact intervals of their vibration ratios
   < just intonation >
   < just scale >
   — compare tempered
 d. archaic : lacking nothing needed for completeness : complete, full
2.
 a. : righteous before God
 b.
  (1) : acting or being in conformity with what is morally right or good : righteous, equitable
   < a reward directed his way by a just providence — W.H.Whyte >
   < a just war >
   < that is justice, even if it is not just — Alan Paton >
   < his decisions quick and instinctively just — Norman Mailer >
  (2) : merited, deserved
   < won him that just affection and popularity — F.J.Mather >
   < received his just punishment >
 c. : conforming to or consonant with what is legal or lawful : legally right
  < a just title >
  < just compensation >
  < a just proceeding >
Synonyms: see fair, upright
III. \(|)jəs(t), (|)jis(t), (|)jes(t), in rapid speech sometimes (ˌ)dis(t)\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from just, adjective
1.
 a. : exactly, precisely
  < some indication of just how nervous she was — C.B.Flood >
  < just the words we often have to look up in a dictionary — G.A.Miller >
  < capturing … just the expression of terror which had baffled him — Laurence Binyon >
  < must always have his meals served just so >
  < has just the thing you need >
  < that's just the point in dispute >
  < you must take me just as I am >
  < an apartment project … that cost just $20 million — Wall Street Journal >
 b.
  (1) : precisely at the time referred to or implied
   < was just ten when he came in >
   < not here just now >
  (2) : but a very short time ago : very recently
   < has just been published >
   < was just here >
   — often used in the phrase just now
   < saw him just now >
 c. Britain : on the point of being — often used with on
  < it was now just on eight o'clock — Paul Jennings >
2. obsolete : in a precise or accurate manner : correctly, accurately
3.
 a. : by a very small margin : barely
  < had only just time to get back — F.W.Crafts >
  < could just see the very high weathercock of the church — Arnold Bennett >
  < just short of the record — Current Biography >
  < it was just over fifty years ago — Alan Devoe >
  < should be adjusted to just clear the dial — W.E.Shinn >
  < has an entrance just within the … county line — American Guide Series: New York City >
 b. : in immediate proximity : immediately, directly
  < lies just west of here >
  < just across from the campus >
  < just down the hall — J.K.Blake >
4.
 a. : only, merely, simply
  < just a note to let you know >
  < turn it into just another automobile — R.C.Ruark >
  < to them it's just a business — Irish Digest >
  < asked for a copy and got it — just like that — M.S.Mayer >
  < there was just lots of scenery — J.F.Dobie >
  < seems incredibly large for just the aristocracy — H.P.Becker >
  < I'm just your interpreter — Ernest Hemingway >
  < I don't think about it; I just go — J.J.Godwin >
 b.
  (1) : quite, very, absolutely, really — used as an intensive
   < that's just ducky >
   < just had a wonderful time >
  (2) chiefly dialect : indeed, truly
   < I tried a master; but he confused me, just — Willa Cather >
   < couldn't he play the violin, just — Wesfarmers News >
•
- just about
- just in case
IV. abbreviation
justice
随便看

　

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2025/3/20 10:22:13