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.