existing or done for a good reason, and therefore acceptable有理由的；可证明是正当的；情有可原的 synonym legitimate- She took a justifiable pride in her son's achievements.她理所当然地为儿子的成就感到自豪。
Extra Examples- The rule is justifiable on safety grounds.从安全方面考虑，这条规定是合理的。
- We consider this action justifiable.我们认为这一行动是正当的。
- Paying low wages is no longer justifiable.不再支付低工资。
- There were no justifiable grounds for sending him to prison.目前还没有正当的理由把他关进监狱。
- We need to address the justifiable concerns of the environmentalists.我们需要解决环保主义者的正当理由。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbsadverb- completely
- entirely
- perfectly
- …
preposition- on the grounds of something
- on the grounds that…
- on… grounds
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See full entry Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘ready to be judged’): from French, from justifier ‘to justify’.