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单词 justifiable
释义
justifiable
(ʌstɪfəbəl )
adjective
An action, situation, emotion, or idea that is justifiable is acceptable or correct because there is a good reason for it.
The violence of the revolutionary years was justifiable on the grounds of political necessity. [+ on]
...the country's strong and justifiable desire for independence.
Synonyms: reasonable, right, sound, fit  
justifiably (ʌstɪfəbli ) adverb
He was justifiably proud of his achievements.
Collocations:
justifiable concern
There are also justifiable concerns about the fairness of the inquiry procedures.
Times, Sunday Times
There are justifiable concerns about the fees.
Times, Sunday Times
The report said that as judges began to impose more and more powerful injunctions, there were 'justifiable concerns that a form of permanent secret justice was beginning to develop'.
Times, Sunday Times
On the one hand, there are bl that it has wormed justifiable concerns its way into portions of the police, the army and the intelligence services.
Times, Sunday Times
justifiable reason
Today's debate about inequality often focuses on 'the 1%' — the bankers and chief executives making millions or billions for often no justifiable reason.
Times, Sunday Times
From this quarter, the only justifiable reason for dropping him would be tactical.
Times, Sunday Times
If you don't like what he says — then that's a justifiable reason not to vote for him.
Times, Sunday Times
We weren't given any information, but there didn't seem any justifiable reason for the delay.
The Sun
He carried out 'extensive, lifechanging operations for no medically justifiable reason', the jury was told.
Times, Sunday Times
morally justifiable
Many ethical systems acknowledge that taking innocent life in supreme emergencies may be morally justifiable, though tragic.
Christianity Today
Just as they do over paying morally justifiable tax rates or over their predatory tactics that bankrupt other businesses.
The Sun
Was it morally justifiable to evade that too?
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perfectly justifiable
I have been criticised for reading social services' files without obtaining permission from the court; this was perfectly justifiable clinically, but unacceptable legally.
Times, Sunday Times
While the price of these and other shares may be full, there are perfectly justifiable reasons why they are where they are.
Times, Sunday Times
There hasn't been great urgency to change rates and the policy of wait-and-see has often been perfectly justifiable.
Times, Sunday Times
Many of the projects were perfectly justifiable, others, inevitably, were not and will never pay for themselves.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 无可非议的
Japanese: 筋の通った
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