Word · Frequency #14134
justifiably
有充分理由地；理所当然地
with good reason
- 1.
in a justifiable manner; with justification
情有可原地；有正当理由地
情有可原地；有正当理由地；无可非议地
In use
She was justifiably proud of her hard work.
The residents were justifiably concerned about the new construction plans.
He justifiably complained about the poor service at the restaurant.
be justifiably + adjective
justifiably 常放在 be 动词之后、形容词之前，表示某种情绪或评价有充分理由。常用搭配如 proud、angry、concerned。
She was justifiably proud of her achievements.
她理所当然地为自己的成就感到自豪。
justifiably + verb
修饰谓语动词时，justifiably 通常放在动词前，强调动作或态度是正当的。
Parents justifiably worry about their children's safety.
父母有充分理由担心孩子的安全。
justifiably so
justifiably so 用于句尾，用来肯定前文提到的说法确实有道理。
He was annoyed, and justifiably so.
他很恼火，这也情有可原。
Common mistakes
He was justifiable angry about the delay.He was justifiably angry about the delay.
形容词 justifiable 不能修饰形容词 angry；修饰形容词或动词时应用副词 justifiably，表示“有充分理由地”。
The teacher justifiably distributed the prizes.The teacher justly distributed the prizes.
justifiably 意为“有充分理由地、无可非议地”，并不表示“公正地”；若想表达“公平地”，应用副词 justly。
Connections
Collocations
- justifiably proud
- 有理由感到自豪的
- She was justifiably proud of her team's achievement.她完全有理由为团队的成就感到自豪。
- justifiably concerned
- 有理由感到担忧的
- Local residents are justifiably concerned about the increase in traffic.当地居民有理由对交通流量的增加感到担忧。
- justifiably angry
- 有理由感到愤怒的
- The public was justifiably angry at the government's delay.公众对政府的拖延感到愤怒是有道理的。
- justifiably criticized
- 受到有理由的批评
- The company was justifiably criticized for ignoring safety warnings.该公司因无视安全警告而受到理所应当的批评。
- justifiably claim
- 有充分理由宣称
- He can justifiably claim to be the best player in the league.他完全可以称得上是联盟中最好的球员。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 just + ify + ably：just 有“公正”之意，加上“使成为”的 ify，就成了“使有公正理由”，做事公正有理，自然无可非议。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式演讲或书面评论、新闻报道或议论文 justifiably 通常用于正式或书面语境，表示‘有充分理由地’，在口语中较少见，但也不受限。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真押韵：reliably、viably（与 justifiably 一样重音在 /aɪ/，后接 /əbli/）。拼写相似但读音不同：enviably 看似 -iably，实读 /ˈɛnviəbli/；probably、comfortably、reasonably 都拼 -ably，但重音在词首，词尾只读 /əbli/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.