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

This sort of increase simply cannot be justified
这种增长根本就不合理。
Ministers agreed that this decision was fully justified by economic conditions.
部长们一致同意，这个决定完全符合经济情况。
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。
Mr Dunn's pleas of poverty are only partly justified.
邓恩先生贫穷的托词只是部分成立。
Mr Simon said he was not against taxes as such, 'but I do object when taxation is justified on spurious or dishonest grounds,' he says.
西蒙先生说他对税收本身并不反对，“但是我反对以虚假不实的理由巧立明目收税，”他说。
Its use in the spontaneous disease of animals is probably justified.
把它应用于动物的自然病例很可能是有效的。
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。
As a footnote, I should add that there was one point on which his bravado was more than justified.
我补充一句，他有时表现得过分逞强。
Nothing other than an immediate custodial sentence could be justified
只有判决即时监禁才算合理。
His elevation to sainthood is entirely justified.
他荣升为圣徒是有充分理由的。