Word
justificative
adjective
辩解的；辩明的；证明为正当的
providing justification
- 1.
justificatory
辩护的
辩护的；认为正当的；辩解的；辩明的
In use
The lawyer presented justificative documents to show that her client had followed the rules.
She wrote a justificative letter explaining why the project was delayed.
The report included justificative data for every budget request.
be justificative
Her remarks were purely justificative.
她的话纯粹是辩解性的。
justificative + noun
用作定语，修饰名词。
The lawyer presented a justificative argument.
律师提出了一个辩护性的论点。
justificative of + noun/wh-clause
后接of短语表示被证明的对象。
The data is justificative of the new policy.
这些数据证明了新政策的正当性。
it be justificative to + infinitive
it作形式主语，不定式作真正主语。
It is justificative to cite relevant precedents.
引用相关先例是有辩护作用的。
Common mistakes
The report lacks a justificative.The report lacks justification.
“justificative”是形容词，不能直接作名词使用。应使用名词形式“justification”。
This is a justificative reason.This is a justifiable reason.
“justificative”表示“提供辩解的”，而“justifiable”表示“可辩解的”。这里需要的是“可辩解的”含义，因此应使用“justifiable”。
He justificatives his decision.He justifies his decision.
“justificative”是形容词，不能用作动词。应使用动词形式“justify”。
Connections
Confusing words
- justifiable
- 可辩解的；有理的 · justificative 意为“辩解的”，强调行为本身；justifiable 意为“可辩解的”，强调行为可以被证明合理。
- justificatory
- 辩解的；辩明的 · justificative 和 justificatory 意义相近，但 justificative 更常用于修饰具体事物，justificatory 常用于修饰抽象论证。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.