喜樂美語
  1. 1/ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/正當理由、辯解（說明某件事為何合理或必要）

    正式A justification is a good reason that makes an action, a decision, or a belief seem right or acceptable — especially when someone might question it. If you give a justification, you are explaining why something was fair or necessary, not just describing what happened.

    示範例句 · Example

    There is no justification for keeping her in jail.

    中文翻譯沒有任何正當理由把她關在監獄裡。

    常見搭配

    • there is no justification for something

      這件事毫無正當理由

      nothing makes this acceptable

      There is no justification for treating guests this way.

    • with some justification

      不無道理地

      with a fair reason for thinking or saying it

      She complained, with some justification, that nobody had asked her.

    • legal/moral justification

      法律上／道德上的正當理由

      a reason accepted by law or by moral rules

      The company had no legal justification for the extra charge.

    • offer a justification

      提出正當理由

      to give a reason meant to make something acceptable

      He offered no justification at all for the delay.

    • without justification

      毫無正當理由地

      with no acceptable reason

      Her permit was taken away without justification.

From the word’s history

From Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificatio, from Latin iustus 'just'.

源自晚期拉丁文 iustificatio，來自 iustus「公正的」。

Wiktionary

同家族的字

  • justifythe verb — to justify something is to give this kind of reason for it
  • justshares the idea of being fair or right

justifications

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以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

justificationnoun/ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

  • 1

    A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.

    • The growing use of social media to spread anger and dissent in the Arab world has been hailed by western governments as one of the chief justifications for a completely unfettered internet. The US is reportedly funding the secret rollout of technology in Iran in an effort to undermine internet censors in the country.
  • 2

    ChristianityThe forgiveness of sin.

    • […] to articulate a common understanding of our justification by God’s grace through faith in Christ.
  • 3

    mediapublishingtypographyThe alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。