The experiment's surprising results helped justify the university's substantial investment in the particle accelerator.
实验的惊人结果有助于证明大学对粒子加速器的大量投资是合理的。
Translator Karim Aziz argues that prioritizing rhythm over precise meaning risks distorting the author's original intent in ways that no amount of pleasing sound can justify.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “justify”?
B — To show or prove to be right or reasonable. “justify” means to show or prove to be right or reasonable.
Which word means “to show or prove to be right or reasonable”?
D — justify. “justify” means to show or prove to be right or reasonable.
justify — to show or prove to be right or reasonable. In Chinese: vt. 证明...是正当的，为...辩护.
justify is pronounced /ˈjʌstɪfaɪ/.
The experiment's surprising results helped justify the university's substantial investment in the particle accelerator. (实验的惊人结果有助于证明大学对粒子加速器的大量投资是合理的。)
validate, substantiate, warrant — all close in meaning to justify (to show or prove to be right or reasonable).
condemn, refute — each the opposite of justify (to show or prove to be right or reasonable).
Yes. justify is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
just(justice)+ify(make) → to justify, prove just.