justify 2018-10-15

justify

justify: to show or prove sth is reasonalble or necessary.
表示……是正当的

Theend justifies the means:
end: 结果
means:手段
表示只要目的达到了，任何手段都是说得过去的→为达目的不择手段

……justify……
……justify by……
To justify……
try to justify
be justified.

translation

他的决定从经济上完全可以理解，但是从道理上很难成立。
我的翻译：His decision can be justified by economy, but can't be justified in reason.
参考翻译：His dicision can be justified from an economic point of view but can hardly be morally justified.

sentence-making

为了奖学金读一个次一点的学校完全是可以理解的。
It is justified that scholarship prevailed.