justifiable

Word family  noun justification adjective justifiable ≠ unjustifiable justified ≠ unjustified verb justify adverb justifiably ≠ unjustifiably

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++jus·ti·fi·a·ble /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪəbəl/ AWL adjective  RIGHT/JUSTIFIEDactions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons 〔行为、反应、决定等〕有道理的，可证明是正当的，情有可原的 justifiable anger 情有可原的愤怒economically/commercially justifiable 经济上/商业上合理的 Are these experiments morally justifiable? 这些实验合乎道德准则吗？ —justifiably adverb

Examples from the Corpus

justifiable• Reed said the tax increases were not only justifiable, but unavoidable.• Is football a justifiable expense when the college cannot afford enough English classes to meet students' needs?• Can violence ever be a justifiable method of protest?economically/commercially justifiable• This enabled the banks to pull out on the grounds that involvement was not commercially justifiable.

jus·ti·fi·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable  

reactions, that Corpus are etc justifiable actions, decisions

justifiable
jus‧ti‧fi‧a‧ble AC /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪəbəl, ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbəl/ adjectiveactions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons:
    justifiable anger
    economically/commercially justifiable
    Are these experiments morally justifiable?
—justifiably adverb

jus·ti·fi·able AW BrE /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbl/ 🔊BrE /ˌdʒʌstɪˈfaɪəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdʒʌstɪˈfaɪəbl/ 🔊 adjectiveexisting 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 SYN legitimate ◆justifiable pride无可非议的自豪感▸ jus·ti·fi·ably AW BrE /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbli/ 🔊BrE /dʒʌstɪˈfaɪəbli/ 🔊NAmE /dʒʌstɪˈfaɪəbli/ 🔊 adverb◆The university can be justifiably proud of its record. 这所大学有理由为自己的纪录而自豪。🔊🔊