justified

英 [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd]

美 [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd]

adj. (做某事)有正当理由的; 事出有因; 合乎情理
v. 证明…正确(或正当、有理); 对…作出解释; 为…辩解(或辩护); 调整使全行排满; 使每行排齐; 使齐行
justify的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：justified　过去式：justified　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.11340 / COCA.15074

牛津词典

adj.

（做某事）有正当理由的
having a good reason for doing sth
1. She felt fully justified in asking for her money back.
  她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
事出有因；合乎情理
existing or done for a good reason
1. His fears proved justified.
  他之所以害怕，证明是有原因的。

ADJ-GRADED （决定、行为或想法）正当的，合理的
If you describe a decision, action, or idea asjustified, you think it is reasonable and acceptable.
1. In my opinion, the decision was wholly justified.
  我认为，这个决定完全合理。
ADJ （做…）有正当理由的
If you think that someone isjustified indoing something, you think that their reasons for doing it are good and valid.
1. He's absolutely justified in resigning. He was treated shamefully.
  他完全有理由辞职。他受到了侮辱。

adj

James Joyce justified his use of 'obscenity' on the grounds that it was a natural part of life.
詹姆斯·乔伊斯以“淫秽”是生活的正常部分为由为自己运用“淫秽”进行辩解。
He was justified in some of his condemnatory outbursts.
他有些火冒三丈的谴责是有理由的。
The practice was often justified on the basis of economics.
这一实践往往是根据经济决定的。
The financial rewards justified the expenditure of effort.
经济上的回报证明付出的努力是值得的。
With this excellent resolve for the future, goodman brown felt himself justified in making more haste on his present evil purpose.
对于未来作出了这一美好的决定之后，古德曼·布朗觉得可以心安理得地赶紧去了结眼前这件罪恶的事了。
It is questionable whether the expenditure on this project is really justified
该项目的开支是否真的合理还未可知。
This sort of increase simply cannot be justified
这种增长根本就不合理。
The journalists would be much better employed in trying to explain to us how the astronomical legal costs of the cases can be justified.
记者们最好花时间向我们说明为什么诉讼费高得惊人。
Only time will tell whether Broughton's optimism is justified
只有时间会验证布劳顿的乐观是否合理。
Nothing other than an immediate custodial sentence could be justified
只有判决即时监禁才算合理。