Definition of self-justification in English:

self-justification

noun sɛlfdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

mass noun

The justification or excusing of oneself or one's actions.
自我辩解；自我开脱
Example sentencesExamples
- Do you mean that some coaches indulge in self-justification?
- Doubtless, such differences may be rooted in self-justification.
- The group's self-justification became even more pronounced when we suggested that this was surprising given the level of talent of each member of the band.
- Unfortunately, the proposed code appears to be little more than another exercise in self-justification by the commission.
- Few sportsmen have ever been so consumed by preoccupations with image, publicity and puerile self-justification.
- It can be legitimate to write the brief after the concept has emerged, but there is danger of self-justification narrowing the vision.
- As a consequence, American journalism makes extravagant gestures of self-justification.
- The role of Quentin, garrulously veering from self-pity to self-justification, is a difficult one.
- In their search for some kind of self-justification, for a sense of moral purpose, Western elites turned to the international arena.
- With two complicit systems of self-justification and self-fulfilling incomprehension reinforcing the divide, is there any way forward?
- The text is at once self-justification and foamy-mouthed invective against the world.
- Their real skills are in playing politics, going to meetings, wandering around giving orders, self-justification and backstabbing.
- Fortunately for my peace of mind, which you might call self-justification, satisfied reactions to reviews vastly outnumber the rest.
- In these matters the scope for self-justification is vast.
- This approach to self-justification is the practical equivalent of psychosis insofar as it is a refutation of empirical reality, a refutation of human reason and a denial of human history.
- Even if they wrote their thoughts down in their memoirs, you don't know if these were just self-serving lies made up as post facto self-justification for a place in history.
- The remainder is blighted by alternating self-flagellation, self-justification and unwarranted extrapolation.
- He wrote a long and detailed account of Nelson's death, partly in self-justification, to say he did everything he could to save the country's number one hero.
- At once foggy and focused, the media lexicon of self-justification rolls on.
- The battle scenes are suitably bloodthirsty and chaotic, but they are balanced by scenes of self-justification and soul-searching.

Derivatives

self-justificatory

adjective

Their ill-tempered personalisation of the controversy through sourly self-justificatory sound-bites merely brought broadcasting disputation to an unseemly new low.
Example sentencesExamples
- However, I would argue that those with responsibility for the direct application of this kind of community regeneration have an ideological and self-justificatory interest in including the community.
- What confidence can we have that those whose advice was ignored last time will be listened to now, and that those whose advice was taken will not proceed from an unhelpfully self-justificatory position?
- Sometimes I ask them why, and beneath their self-justificatory blather I always sense a low fear of their own ageing.

self-justifying

adjective ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌstɪfʌɪŋˌsɛlfˈdʒəstəˌfaɪɪŋ

Aiming to justify or excuse oneself or one's actions.
自我辩解；自我开脱
the politicians' stories are self-justifying
Example sentencesExamples
- the morally self-justifying claim of ‘hard work’
- Such is the peculiarity of America, to have liberalism as its orthodoxy and not radicalism, as in Europe, while retaining the self-justifying fervour of a dissenting religious Utopia.
- This is a warning for Australia, where half of the electorate cannot see the incompatibility of fostering a self-justifying individualism and populist fraternity at the same time.
- There is a way for you to wash off this terrible stain from your church and lives, but it doesn't lie through self-justifying behaviour, or by following the instructions of the lawyers who, unfortunately, run your church.

Definition of self-justification in US English:

self-justification

nounˈˌself ˌjəstəfəˈkāSHən

The justification or excusing of oneself or one's actions.
自我辩解；自我开脱
Example sentencesExamples
- Doubtless, such differences may be rooted in self-justification.
- Fortunately for my peace of mind, which you might call self-justification, satisfied reactions to reviews vastly outnumber the rest.
- He wrote a long and detailed account of Nelson's death, partly in self-justification, to say he did everything he could to save the country's number one hero.
- Their real skills are in playing politics, going to meetings, wandering around giving orders, self-justification and backstabbing.
- Even if they wrote their thoughts down in their memoirs, you don't know if these were just self-serving lies made up as post facto self-justification for a place in history.
- In these matters the scope for self-justification is vast.
- Few sportsmen have ever been so consumed by preoccupations with image, publicity and puerile self-justification.
- The text is at once self-justification and foamy-mouthed invective against the world.
- It can be legitimate to write the brief after the concept has emerged, but there is danger of self-justification narrowing the vision.
- With two complicit systems of self-justification and self-fulfilling incomprehension reinforcing the divide, is there any way forward?
- This approach to self-justification is the practical equivalent of psychosis insofar as it is a refutation of empirical reality, a refutation of human reason and a denial of human history.
- In their search for some kind of self-justification, for a sense of moral purpose, Western elites turned to the international arena.
- The battle scenes are suitably bloodthirsty and chaotic, but they are balanced by scenes of self-justification and soul-searching.
- As a consequence, American journalism makes extravagant gestures of self-justification.
- At once foggy and focused, the media lexicon of self-justification rolls on.
- Do you mean that some coaches indulge in self-justification?
- Unfortunately, the proposed code appears to be little more than another exercise in self-justification by the commission.
- The group's self-justification became even more pronounced when we suggested that this was surprising given the level of talent of each member of the band.
- The remainder is blighted by alternating self-flagellation, self-justification and unwarranted extrapolation.
- The role of Quentin, garrulously veering from self-pity to self-justification, is a difficult one.

单词	self-justification
释义	Definition of self-justification in English: self-justification noun sɛlfdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n mass noun The justification or excusing of oneself or one's actions. 自我辩解；自我开脱 Example sentencesExamples Do you mean that some coaches indulge in self-justification? Doubtless, such differences may be rooted in self-justification. The group's self-justification became even more pronounced when we suggested that this was surprising given the level of talent of each member of the band. Unfortunately, the proposed code appears to be little more than another exercise in self-justification by the commission. Few sportsmen have ever been so consumed by preoccupations with image, publicity and puerile self-justification. It can be legitimate to write the brief after the concept has emerged, but there is danger of self-justification narrowing the vision. As a consequence, American journalism makes extravagant gestures of self-justification. The role of Quentin, garrulously veering from self-pity to self-justification, is a difficult one. In their search for some kind of self-justification, for a sense of moral purpose, Western elites turned to the international arena. With two complicit systems of self-justification and self-fulfilling incomprehension reinforcing the divide, is there any way forward? The text is at once self-justification and foamy-mouthed invective against the world. Their real skills are in playing politics, going to meetings, wandering around giving orders, self-justification and backstabbing. Fortunately for my peace of mind, which you might call self-justification, satisfied reactions to reviews vastly outnumber the rest. In these matters the scope for self-justification is vast. This approach to self-justification is the practical equivalent of psychosis insofar as it is a refutation of empirical reality, a refutation of human reason and a denial of human history. Even if they wrote their thoughts down in their memoirs, you don't know if these were just self-serving lies made up as post facto self-justification for a place in history. The remainder is blighted by alternating self-flagellation, self-justification and unwarranted extrapolation. He wrote a long and detailed account of Nelson's death, partly in self-justification, to say he did everything he could to save the country's number one hero. At once foggy and focused, the media lexicon of self-justification rolls on. The battle scenes are suitably bloodthirsty and chaotic, but they are balanced by scenes of self-justification and soul-searching. Derivatives self-justificatory adjective Their ill-tempered personalisation of the controversy through sourly self-justificatory sound-bites merely brought broadcasting disputation to an unseemly new low. Example sentencesExamples However, I would argue that those with responsibility for the direct application of this kind of community regeneration have an ideological and self-justificatory interest in including the community. What confidence can we have that those whose advice was ignored last time will be listened to now, and that those whose advice was taken will not proceed from an unhelpfully self-justificatory position? Sometimes I ask them why, and beneath their self-justificatory blather I always sense a low fear of their own ageing. self-justifying adjective ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌstɪfʌɪŋˌsɛlfˈdʒəstəˌfaɪɪŋ Aiming to justify or excuse oneself or one's actions. 自我辩解；自我开脱 the politicians' stories are self-justifying Example sentencesExamples the morally self-justifying claim of ‘hard work’ Such is the peculiarity of America, to have liberalism as its orthodoxy and not radicalism, as in Europe, while retaining the self-justifying fervour of a dissenting religious Utopia. This is a warning for Australia, where half of the electorate cannot see the incompatibility of fostering a self-justifying individualism and populist fraternity at the same time. There is a way for you to wash off this terrible stain from your church and lives, but it doesn't lie through self-justifying behaviour, or by following the instructions of the lawyers who, unfortunately, run your church. Definition of self-justification in US English: self-justification nounˈˌself ˌjəstəfəˈkāSHən The justification or excusing of oneself or one's actions. 自我辩解；自我开脱 Example sentencesExamples Doubtless, such differences may be rooted in self-justification. Fortunately for my peace of mind, which you might call self-justification, satisfied reactions to reviews vastly outnumber the rest. He wrote a long and detailed account of Nelson's death, partly in self-justification, to say he did everything he could to save the country's number one hero. Their real skills are in playing politics, going to meetings, wandering around giving orders, self-justification and backstabbing. Even if they wrote their thoughts down in their memoirs, you don't know if these were just self-serving lies made up as post facto self-justification for a place in history. In these matters the scope for self-justification is vast. Few sportsmen have ever been so consumed by preoccupations with image, publicity and puerile self-justification. The text is at once self-justification and foamy-mouthed invective against the world. It can be legitimate to write the brief after the concept has emerged, but there is danger of self-justification narrowing the vision. With two complicit systems of self-justification and self-fulfilling incomprehension reinforcing the divide, is there any way forward? This approach to self-justification is the practical equivalent of psychosis insofar as it is a refutation of empirical reality, a refutation of human reason and a denial of human history. In their search for some kind of self-justification, for a sense of moral purpose, Western elites turned to the international arena. The battle scenes are suitably bloodthirsty and chaotic, but they are balanced by scenes of self-justification and soul-searching. As a consequence, American journalism makes extravagant gestures of self-justification. At once foggy and focused, the media lexicon of self-justification rolls on. Do you mean that some coaches indulge in self-justification? Unfortunately, the proposed code appears to be little more than another exercise in self-justification by the commission. The group's self-justification became even more pronounced when we suggested that this was surprising given the level of talent of each member of the band. The remainder is blighted by alternating self-flagellation, self-justification and unwarranted extrapolation. The role of Quentin, garrulously veering from self-pity to self-justification, is a difficult one.
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