[N-VAR 可变名词]正当理由;合理的解释 A justification for something is an acceptable reason or explanation for it.
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。
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。
Oxford
jus·ti·fi·ca·tionAWL/ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmEˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/noun[uncountable , countable ]justification(for sth/doing sth) a good reason why sth exists or is done 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。◆He was getting angry—and with some justification.他生气了,而这并不是没有道理的。☞synonyms at
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IDIOMin justifiˈcation (of sb/sth)as an explanation of why sth exists or why sb has done sth 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。justificationjustificationsjus·ti·fi·ca·tion/ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmEˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
1a good and acceptable reason for doing somethingjustification for (doing) something There is no justification for holding her in jail. Hoggart felt, with some justification, that his colleagues had let him down.► see thesaurus at
reason
2in justification (of somebody/something) in order to explain why an idea or action is right: He made a speech in justification of his actions.
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justification
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辩护(74%),正当的理由(26%)
n.理由;辩护;认为有理,认为正当;释罪
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