justify
英 ['d??st?fa?]
美['d??st?'fai]
- vi. 證明合法；整理版面
- vt. 證明…是正當的；替…辯護
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詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?justifies;過去式:?justified;過去分詞:?justified;現在分詞:?justifying;
助記提示
1、just- + -ify.
2、字面含義為：make just, make equitable.
2、字面含義為：make just, make equitable.
中文詞源
justify 證明合法，證明有理，辯護
just,合法的，公正的，-fy,使。即使合法，引申詞義證明合法，證明有理，辯護等。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Domestic conditions did not justify a loosening of monetary policy.
- 國內的情況并不足以成為放松貨幣政策的正當理由。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They justify every villainy in the name of high ideals.
- 他們打著實現遠大理想的幌子為他們的每件惡行開脫。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. This does not justify the denial of constitutional protection.
- 這不能成為剝奪他人受憲法保護權利的正當理由。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. We'll always justify our actions with noble sounding theories.
- 我們總會用聽起來非常高尚的理論為我們的行動辯護。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Click this option to right-justify the selected text.
- 點擊這個選項，使選定的文本向右對齊。
來自柯林斯例句
