justifiable
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How to pronounce justifiable in British English:
英 [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbl]
How to pronounce justifiable in American English:
美 [ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪəbəl, ˌdʒʌstəˈfaɪ-]
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- Adjective:
- capable of being justified
单词词源
- justifiable (adj.)
- 1520s, from Old French justifiable, from justifiier (see justify). Earlier in same sense was justificable (mid-15c.). Related: Justifiably (mid-15c.).
反义词
双语例句
- 1. For the 26-year-old events organizer , losing his love to money was justifiable .
- 2. The reasonable use of copyright system has its justifiable nature .
- 3. The rule is justifiable on safety grounds .
- 4. The earnest reformers in rwanda also take justifiable pride in their accomplishments .
- 5. Instead , he wraps himself in self-righteousness and takes potshots at the hapless men who failed to support him , a stance that may be morally justifiable but grows repetitive .