justification
noun[CorU]
uk/ˌdʒʌs.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdʒʌs.tə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/C2
a goodreasonorexplanationfor something:
正当的理由;辩解There is no justificationfortreatingpeoplesobadly.没有理由如此恶劣地对待他人。
It can be said,withsome justification, that she is one of thegreatestactresseson theEnglishstagetoday.有理由说她是当今英语戏剧界最杰出的女演员之一。
Motives and reasons
- cause
- causeless
- drive
- first principles
- from a place ofidiom
- ground
- hidden agenda
- impulse
- in the name ofsomethingidiom
- motivation
- motive
- name
- object
- peg
- place
- rationale
- should
- wherefores
- why