show or prove to be right or reasonable 说明或证明正确或合理 the person appointed has fully justified our confidence. 被任命的人已经充分证明我们的信心是正确的。 ■be a good reason for 有理由 the situation was grave enough to justify further investigation. 形势如此严峻,有理由作进一步地调查。
(Theology)declare or make righteous in the sight of God (神学)(在上帝的眼中)称义;使有义
(Printing)adjust (a line of type or piece of text) so that the print fills a space evenly or forms a straight edge at the margin (印刷)排列整齐,对齐
Middle English (in the senses 'administer justice to' and 'inflict a judicial penalty on'): from Old French justifier, from Christian Latin justificare 'do justice to', from Latin justus (see just)