单词 | justification |
释义 | justificationWord family (noun) justification (adjective) justifiable ≠ unjustifiable justified ≠ unjustified (verb) justify (adverb) justifiably ≠ unjustifiably From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishjustificationjus‧ti‧fi‧ca‧tion /ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ ●●○ AWL noun [countable, uncountable]1 REASONa good and acceptable reason for doing somethingjustification for (doing) somethingno justification for holding her in jail. There is with some justification, that his colleagues had let him down. Hoggart felt, ► see thesaurus at reason2 → in justification (of somebody/something)Examples from the Corpusjustification• She had her residence permit taken away, without any justification• There is no justification for holding her in jail.• There's no justification for cruelty.• What justification can there be for paying women lower wages?with some justification• Physicists and biologists often agree, and with some justification, since their sciences do not, indeed, have the answers.• Maybe with some justification at times. |
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