justify的词源

英文词源

justify (v.)

c. 1300, "to administer justice;" late 14c., "to show (something) to be just or right," from Old French justifiier "submit to court proceedings" (12c.), from Latin iustificare "act justly toward, make just," from iustificus "dealing justly, righteous," from iustus "just" (see just (adj.)) + root of facere "to do" (see factitious). Of circumstances, "to afford justification," from 1630s. Meaning "to make exact" (now largely restricted to typesetting) is from 1550s. Related: Justified; justifying.

中文词源

justify：证明合法，证明有理，辩护

just,合法的，公正的，-fy,使。即使合法，引申词义证明合法，证明有理，辩护等。

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justify：证明…正当，认为有理

词根词缀： -just-法律,公正 + -ify动词词尾,使成为…