justify
gb/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/ us/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 2300
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
B1
action
1
Give reasons for actions
To explain why something is right or fair.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to justify [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'justify' with 'clarify'. 'Justify' means to prove something is right, not just to make it easier to understand.
คำพ้องความหมาย
defend (Emphasizes protecting an action or belief against criticism.)
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explain (Focuses on making the reasons clear, without necessarily proving correctness.)
คำตรงข้าม
condemn (Means to strongly disapprove or denounce something as wrong.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
justify a decision
|justify an action
|justify the cost
|justify the means
|justify oneself
หัวข้อ
communication
|law
|ethics
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She tried to justify her lateness by blaming the traffic.
- The company must justify its expenses to the board.
- He couldn't justify his rude behavior to his friends.
- The teacher asked him to justify his answer with evidence.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I can justify my choice.
- She justified her actions.
- They justified the high price.
- He justified being late.
- You must justify your opinion.
คำกริยา
technical
B2
action
2
Align text margins
To change writing so the sides are straight on both left and right.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to justify [text]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners think 'justify' in this context means to explain something; here it is about formatting text.
คำพ้องความหมาย
align (A broader term for arranging elements in line; not limited to text.)
คำตรงข้าม
rag (In typography, to leave one margin uneven.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
fully justify text
|left justify
|right justify
|justify paragraphs
หัวข้อ
technology
|design
|printing
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- Please justify the text so it looks neat.
- The designer decided to fully justify the paragraphs.
- Left-justified text is easier to read online than fully justified text.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I will justify the text.
- The book has justified pages.
- Please justify this paragraph.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
justify
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
US/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
jus - ti - fy (3 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (jus)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: justify
- 3rd Person Singular: justifies
- Present Participle: justifying
- Past: justified
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
justifies
verb
justifying
verb
justified
verb
Core family
Negative and opposite forms
unjustified
adjective
unjustifiable
adjective
unjustifiably
adverb
วลีและสำนวน
justify oneself
1/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ wˌʌnsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
Explain own actions
To explain why you did something so people do not think it was wrong.
ตัวอย่าง
- She felt she had to justify herself after the criticism.
- He quickly justified himself when asked about the delay.
justify the means
1/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ ðə mˈinz/
fixed phrase
Make methods acceptable by results
To say that the way something was done is okay because of the good result.
ตัวอย่าง
- They believe the ends justify the means in politics.
- He argued that saving lives justifies the means used.