c. 1300, "to administer justice;" late 14c., "to show (something) to be just or right," from Old French justifiier "submit to court proceedings" (12c.), from Latin iustificare "act justly toward, make just," from iustificus "dealing justly, righteous," from iustus "just" (see just (adj.)) + root of facere "to do" (see factitious). Of circumstances, "to afford justification," from 1630s. Meaning "to make exact" (now largely restricted to typesetting) is from 1550s. Related: Justified; justifying.
中文解释
1、just- + -ify.2、字面含义为：make just, make equitable.
实用例句
1. Domestic conditions did not justify a loosening of monetary policy.
国内的情况并不足以成为放松货币政策的正当理由。来自柯林斯例句
2. They justify every villainy in the name of high ideals.
他们打着实现远大理想的幌子为他们的每件恶行开脱。来自柯林斯例句
3. This does not justify the denial of constitutional protection.
这不能成为剥夺他人受宪法保护权利的正当理由。来自柯林斯例句
4. We'll always justify our actions with noble sounding theories.
我们总会用听起来非常高尚的理论为我们的行动辩护。来自柯林斯例句
5. Click this option to right-justify the selected text.
