justification /ˌʤʌstəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun plural justifications
plural justifications
Learner's definition of JUSTIFICATION
: an acceptable reason for doing something : something that justifies an action正当的理由；借口 [count]
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His behavior is without justification.他的行为没有正当理由。
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He told lies in justification of his behavior. [=in order to make people think that his behavior was reasonable]他撒谎为自己的行为辩解。
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She noted with some justification that other people had experienced similar problems. [=it was not unreasonable of her to note that other people had experienced similar problems]她指出其他人也经有过类似的问题，这也不无道理。