justification
noun OPAL W
/ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]Idioms - a good reason why something exists or is done
正当理由 - justification for doing something I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases.
我看不出还能提出什么理由再加税。 - justification for something I could find no real justification for the proposed reorganization.
我没发现提出重组有什么正当理由。 - with (some) justification He was getting angry—and with some justification.
他生气了，而这并不是没有道理的。 - without justification She was arrested entirely without justification.
她被毫无理由地逮捕了。
Synonyms reasonreason- explanation
- grounds
- basis
- excuse
- motive
- justification
- pretext
- reason a cause or an explanation for something that has happened or that somebody has done; a fact that makes it right or fair to do something:
- He said no but he didn’t give a reason.
他说不行，但没有说明原因。
- He said no but he didn’t give a reason.
- explanation a statement, fact or situation that tells you why something has happened; a reason given for something:
- The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed.
最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。 - She left the room abruptly without explanation.
她未作解释就突然离开了房间。
- The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed.
- grounds (rather formal) a good or true reason for saying, doing or believing something:
指说、做或相信某事的充分理由、根据： - You have no grounds for complaint.
你没有理由抱怨。
- You have no grounds for complaint.
- basis (rather formal) the reason why people take a particular action:
指原因、缘由： - On what basis will this decision be made?
将基于何种原因作出这一决定呢？
- On what basis will this decision be made?
- excuse a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour; a good reason that you give for doing something that you want to do for other reasons:
- Late again! What’s your excuse this time?
又迟到了！你这次有什么借口？ - It gave me an excuse to take the car.
这使我有理由开车去了。
- Late again! What’s your excuse this time?
- motive a reason that explains somebody’s behaviour:
- There seemed to be no motive for the murder.
这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。
- There seemed to be no motive for the murder.
- justification (rather formal) a good reason why something exists or is done:
指事物存在或做某事的正当理由： - I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases.
我看不出还能提出什么理由来加税了。
- I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases.
用 grounds 还是 justification？ - pretext (rather formal) a false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason:
指为掩盖做某事（通常为不好的事）的真正理由而找的借口、托辞： - He left the party early on the pretext of having to work.
他借口有事要处理，早早离开了聚会。
- He left the party early on the pretext of having to work.
- (a/an) reason/explanation/grounds/basis/excuse/motive/justification/pretext for something
- the reason/motive behind something
- on the grounds/basis/pretext of/that…
- (a) good/valid reason/explanation/grounds/excuse/motive/justification
- I can see some justification for her remarks.
我能看出她说那些话有些道理。 - She had not given him the slightest justification for thinking she was interested in him.
她根本没有给他任何机会让他觉得她对他有好感。 - Such a step requires substantial justification to be accepted by the public.
采取这一措施必须有充分的正当理由才能被公众接受。 - There was no compelling justification for the invasion.
这次入侵没有令人信服的理由。 - The government is struggling to find a justification for this war.
政府在为这场战争竭力寻找理由。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- every
- some
- …
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- in justification
- with justification
- without justification
- …
- justification for doing something I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases.
Idioms
in justification (of somebody/something)
- as an explanation of why something exists or why somebody has done something
作为（对…）的解释（或辩护） - 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。 - the argument which he put forward in justification
他用以辩解的理由
- All I can say in justification of her actions is that she was under a lot of pressure at work.