首页英语词典justifyjustify英英释意

justify

英['dʒʌstɪfaɪ] 美['dʒʌstə'fai]
  • vi. 证明合法;整理版面
  • vt. 证明…是正当的;替…辩护

英英释意


1. show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for;
"The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"
"The end justifies the means"
2. show to be right by providing justification or proof;
"vindicate a claim"
3. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning;
"rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"
"he rationalized his lack of success"
4. let off the hook;
"I absolve you from this responsibility"
5. adjust the spaces between words;
"justify the margins"