justify
justify 英 [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ] 美 [ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪ]
v. 证明有理，替…辩护
进行时:justifying 过去式:justified 过去分词:justified 第三人称单数:justifies 名词复数:justifies
- To justify is to make excuses for one's actions, like the dieter who has to justify the few tiny pieces of chocolate she's sneaked in between salads.
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- v. 证明有理，替…辩护
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1. How can they justify paying such huge salaries?
他们怎能证明付这么大笔薪金是正当的呢？
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2. Her success had justified the faith her teachers had put in her.
她的成功证明了老师对她的信任是正确的。
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3. You don't need to justify yourself to me.
你不必向我解释你的理由。
- 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 Late Latin iustificare "act justly toward; make just," from Latin iustificus "dealing justly, righteous," from iustus "just" (see just (adj.)) + combining form of facere "to make, to do" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put").
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