justification

英 [ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

美 [ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

n.  正当理由

复数：justifications　

CET6IELTSGRE计算机

Collins.2 / BNC.3708 / COCA.5816

习惯用语

n.

in justification (of sb/sth)
• 作为（对…）的解释（或辩护）
  as an explanation of why sth exists or why sb has done sth
• All I can say in justification of her actions is that she was under a lot of pressure at work.
  我唯一能为她的行为辩解的理由是她工作压力很大。

牛津词典

noun

• 正当理由
  a good reason why sth exists or is done
  1. I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases.
     我看不出还能提出什么理由来进一步加税了。
  2. He was getting angry─and with some justification .
     他生气了——而且不是没有道理的。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 正当理由；合理的解释
  Ajustification forsomething is an acceptable reason or explanation for it.
  1. To me the only justification for a zoo is educational...
     对我来说，动物园存在的唯一正当理由是其教育作用。
  2. I knew from the beginning that there was no justification for what I was doing.
     我从一开始就知道我的所作所为毫无道理。

双语例句

• Martin has ample justification for what he did.
  马丁有充分理由说明他所做的是对的。
• Define for the measurement project expected benefits, cost analysis, and justification.
  详细说明测量预期收益、成本分析和理由的项目测量方法。
• I can see no justification for dividing the company into smaller units.
  我认为没有理由把公司划分成小单位。
• The justification of this chart is entirely spurious.
  这张图表的依据完全站不住脚。
• If you don't like it, fair enough, but that's hardly a justification to attack the whole thing
  如果你不喜欢，这说得过去，但把它批得一无是处就没什么道理了。
• He says there is no justification for the request and that the court has rejected it.
  他说，无从证明这是个正当的要求，所以法庭予以驳回。
• To me the only justification for a zoo is educational
  对我来说，动物园存在的唯一正当理由是其教育作用。
• In my paper I shall focus on the question of philosophical justification of universally binding principles for international law.
  在本文中，我将集中讨论关于国际法中普遍的约束规范的哲学辩护的可能性问题。
• His justification for the merger was just hot air
  他提出的合并理由只是空话连篇。
• But this surely needs some justification.
  但这样的贫富差距肯定需要一些存在的理由。