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justification n.认为有理,认为正当,理由,辩护,释罪 Like its close cousin "justice," justification is derived from the Latin justificare, which means "to make right." When you offer a justification, you're trying to make something right—or, perhaps, even just. The notion that animals don't have emotions is one of the key justifications for allowing them to suffer. For many people, though, the fact that they suffer is justification enough to prevent it. ★★☆☆☆ 2011.6

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[dʒʌstifi'keiʃ(ə)n] Close in meaning to an explanation, a justification is specifically for defending or explaining an event. The idea that he was just trying to scare his little sister was a pretty weak justification for the elaborate gag. This seems a justification for neglect of those in need, and a rationalization of exploitation, of the superiority of those at the top and the inferiority of those at the bottom. 1[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。

英语单词	justification
英美音标	[dʒʌstifi'keiʃ(ə)n]
中文释义	n.认为有理,认为正当,理由,辩护,释罪
vocab简明	Close in meaning to an explanation, a justification is specifically for defending or explaining an event. The idea that he was just trying to scare his little sister was a pretty weak justification for the elaborate gag.
vocab扩展	Like its close cousin "justice," justification is derived from the Latin justificare, which means "to make right." When you offer a justification, you're trying to make something right—or, perhaps, even just. The notion that animals don't have emotions is one of the key justifications for allowing them to suffer. For many people, though, the fact that they suffer is justification enough to prevent it.
真题原句	This seems a justification for neglect of those in need, and a rationalization of exploitation, of the superiority of those at the top and the inferiority of those at the bottom.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [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。
来源	2011.6

Justification Close Make I Dʒʌstifi'keiʃ(ə)N N.认为有理,认为正当,理由,辩护,释罪 Meaning Explanation