1 N-UNCOUNT 公平;公正;正义 Justice is fairness in the way that people are treated. 公平;公正;正义
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He has a good overall sense of justice and fairness.
他极富正义感和公平意识。
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He only wants freedom, justice and equality.
他只要自由、公正和平等。
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There is no justice in this world!
这个世界毫无公平可言!
SYN fairness, equity, integrity, honesty
2 N-UNCOUNT (理由、要求或论点的)合理,正当,正确,公道 The justice of a cause, claim, or argument is its quality of being reasonable, fair, or right. (理由、要求或论点的)合理,正当,正确,公道
SYN justness, fairness, legitimacy, reasonableness
3 N-UNCOUNT [oft NOUN n] 司法制度;法律制度 Justice is the legal system that a country uses in order to deal with people who break the law. 司法制度;法律制度
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Many in Toronto's black community feel that the justice system does not treat them fairly.
多伦多的黑人群体中有很多人觉得司法制度对待他们有失公正。
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A lawyer is part of the machinery of justice.
律师是司法体系的一部分。
SYN law
4 N-COUNT 法官 A justice is a judge. 法官 [US]
SYN judge, magistrate, beak [British , slang] , His, Her or Your Honour
5 N-TITLE (用于法官名前)…法官 Justice is used before the names of judges. (用于法官名前)…法官
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A preliminary hearing was due to start today before Mr Justice Hutchison, but was adjourned.
今天法官哈奇森先生本来要主持一项预审,但暂时休庭了。
6 See also: miscarriage of justice
7 PHRASE 将…绳之以法;把…缉拿归案 If a criminal is brought to justice, he or she is punished for a crime by being arrested and tried in a court of law. 将…绳之以法;把…缉拿归案
8 PHRASE 准确地再现;逼真地重现 To do justice to a person or thing means to reproduce them accurately and show how good they are. 准确地再现;逼真地重现
9 PHRASE 妥善应付;恰当处理;尽力全面做好 If you do justice to someone or something, you deal with them properly and completely. 妥善应付;恰当处理;尽力全面做好
10 PHRASE 充分发挥能力;尽最大的努力 If you do yourself justice, you do something as well as you are capable of doing it. 充分发挥能力;尽最大的努力
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I don't think he could do himself justice playing for England.
我认为他为英格兰队效力时不可能充分发挥自己的水平。
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I don't think I can win, but I want to do myself justice.
我认为我不会获胜,但我会尽自己最大的努力。
11 PHRASE 不合法的待遇(或惩罚) If you describe someone's treatment or punishment as rough justice, you mean that it is not given according to the law. 不合法的待遇(或惩罚) [British] [British]
12 PHRASE 不公正的待遇(或惩罚) If you say that something is rough justice for someone, you mean that they have not been treated fairly. 不公正的待遇(或惩罚)
Quotations
It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer William Blackstone Commentaries
Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity Alexander Solzhenitsyn Letter to three students
Things go wrong in life. Justice is not done, and people sort of get used to it Patricia Highsmith
In England, justice is open to all - like the Ritz Hotel James Mathew
Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done Lord Hewart
For me, justice is the first condition of humanity Wole Soyinka The Man Died
Word Partnership | Use justice with: |
VERB. | seek justice 1 |
ADJ. | racial justice, social justice 1 criminal justice, equal justice 3 |
N. | obstruction of justice, justice system 3 |
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