justifying

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justifying 是 justify 的现在分词形式,意为“证明……是正当的、合理的或必要的”,常用于解释或辩护某个行为、决定或观点。

用法要点

句型搭配

常用于“justifying + 名词/动名词”结构,表示证明某事合理,如 justifying an action(证明行为合理)。也可用于被动语态,如 be justified in doing something(做某事是合理的)。

• justifying the decision
• justifying spending money
• justifying his absence

介词用法

常与介词“by”连用,表示通过某种方式证明合理性,如 justifying by evidence(用证据证明)。也可与“for”搭配,表示证明某事的原因,如 justifying for the delay(为延误辩护)。

• justifying by results
• justifying for safety reasons
• justifying with data

语域说明

justifying 在正式和非正式语境中都常用,但在学术、商务或法律文本中更频繁,用于逻辑论证或辩护。日常对话中可能更简化,如用“explaining why”替代。

• justifying the policy change
• justifying the extra cost
• justifying her opinion

基础例句

He spent a lot of time justifying why he was late to the meeting.

他花了很多时间解释为什么开会迟到。

She kept justifying her decision to buy the expensive dress.

她不断为自己买那件昂贵连衣裙的决定辩护。

I don't see the point in justifying every little mistake.

我觉得没必要为每一个小错误都找理由。

They were busy justifying the extra cost for the project.

他们正忙着为项目的额外费用找理由。

高级例句

The report focuses on justifying the investment in new technology based on long-term ROI.

这份报告侧重于基于长期投资回报率来证明对新技术的投资是合理的。

In academic papers, authors often spend sections justifying their methodology to ensure validity.

在学术论文中,作者常花篇幅证明其方法的合理性以确保有效性。

The legal team is tasked with justifying the company's actions under regulatory frameworks.

法律团队负责在监管框架下证明公司行为的正当性。

Ethical committees require justifying experiments that involve human subjects.

伦理委员会要求对涉及人类受试者的实验进行合理性论证。

高频搭配

verb

spend time justifyingstruggle with justifyingattempt at justifyingfocus on justifyingavoid justifying

adjective

difficult justifyingnecessary justifyingethical justifyinglogical justifyingmoral justifying

noun

cost justifyingdecision justifyingaction justifyingbehavior justifyingexpense justifying

adverb

constantly justifyingeasily justifyinghardly justifyingfully justifyingpartially justifying

preposition

justifying byjustifying forjustifying withjustifying throughjustifying on the basis of

phrase

justifying one's actionsjustifying the meansjustifying the expensejustifying the delayjustifying the choice

常见错误

❌ 错误:He is justifying for his mistake.
✓ 正确:He is justifying his mistake.

错误:误加了介词“for”。justifying 通常直接接名词或动名词作宾语,表示“证明某事合理”,不需要额外介词。正确用法是直接说 justifying something。

❌ 错误:She spent time to justify her choice.
✓ 正确:She spent time justifying her choice.

错误:用了不定式“to justify”。在“spend time”后,应使用动名词形式(-ing),表示花费时间做某事。正确用法是 spending time justifying。

近义词辨析

explaining

explaining 更中性,侧重于说明原因或过程,不一定涉及辩护;justifying 则强调证明合理性或正当性,常带有辩护意味。

She was explaining the process (说明过程) vs. She was justifying the high cost (证明高成本合理)。

defending

defending 更侧重于保护或支持免受批评,常用于辩论或冲突情境;justifying 更注重提供理由或证据来证明某事合理,不一定涉及对抗。

He was defending his position in the debate (在辩论中辩护立场) vs. He was justifying the budget increase (证明预算增加合理)。