existing or done for a good reason, and therefore acceptable synonym legitimate有理由的;可證明是正當的;情有可原的 She took a justifiable pride in her son's achievements. 她理所當然地爲兒子的成就感到自豪。
Extra ExamplesThe rule is justifiable on safety grounds. 從安全方面考慮,這條規定是合理的。 We consider this action justifiable. 我們認爲這一行動是正當的。 Paying low wages is no longer justifiable. 支付低工資不再是正當的。 There were no justifiable grounds for sending him to prison. 目前還沒有正當的理由把他關進監獄。 We need to address the justifiable concerns of the environmentalists. 我們需要解決環保主義者合理的擔憂。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
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- completely
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- on the grounds of something
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Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘ready to be judged’): from French, from justifier ‘to justify’.