justify
UK/'dʒʌstɪfaɪ/US/'dʒʌstifai/
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREB2
Definitions
v.
To give a good reason for something; to prove it is right or reasonable
证明……正当，为……辩护
v.
To adjust text so the lines are even at both margins
（排版）使两端对齐
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedjust (right, fair) + -ify (to make) = 'to make right' — to show that an action is justified. The typography sense ('justify text') is the same idea applied to layout: making the lines 'right,' i.e., flush and even on both sides.
Root jur still carries 75 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.justify yourself为自己辩护
- 2.justify the cost证明成本合理
- 3.justify the means证明手段正当
- 4.hard to justify难以自圆其说
Example Sentences
- 1.
How can you justify spending so much money on a phone?
- 2.
Nothing can justify such cruelty.
- 3.
Select the paragraph and justify the text on both sides.