Wordiyoself-justification
🇬🇧 UK/'self,dʒʌstifi'keiʃən/🇺🇸 US/self,dʒʌstifi'keiʃәn/
Definitions
n.
The act of defending or making excuses for one's own actions or behavior
自我辩白；自我辩护
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedselfself, own
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tsuffix
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iconnector
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ficationact, process, state
=self-justification
Common Collocations
- 1.engage in self-justification进行自我辩护
- 2.mere self-justification纯粹的自我辩白
- 3.[cycle of self-justification]自我辩护的循环
- 4.self-justification mechanism自我辩护机制
Example Sentences
- 1.
His lengthy explanation was nothing more than self-justification for his poor decisions.
- 2.
Psychologists warn that self-justification can prevent people from learning from their mistakes.
- 3.
She offered no self-justification and simply apologized for what she had done.