justice

英 ['dʒʌstɪs] 美 ['dʒʌstɪs]

• n. 公平；公正；正义；司法；法官；法律制裁

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]正义; 公正,合理

   the quality of being just

2. [U]法律制裁; 司法; 审判

   the action or power of the law

3. [C]法官

   a judge in a law court

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 审判
2. 公平，公正，公道，正义，合理
3. 司法
4. （高等法院、最高法院）法官，审判员
5. 合法，正当，正当的理由
6. 正确，确实
7. 妥当
8. 推事
9. 法律制裁

英英释义

Noun:

1. the quality of being just or fair

2. judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments

3. a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

4. the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. I won't dispute the justice of his remarks.
   我不怀疑他的话是公平合理的。
2. Marriage is, first of all, a contract which must be governed by justice.
   婚姻首先是一种契约，它必须以公正为制约。
3. Justice triumphs in the end.
   正义终将得胜。
4. British justice works on the premise that an accused person is innocent until he's proved guilty.
   英国司法运作的前提是被告在被证明有罪之前是清白的。
5. The justice dismissed his evidence out of hand.
   法官当即驳回了他的证据。
6. The police must do all they can to bring criminals to justice.
   警方必须竭尽全力追捕罪犯，将他们绳之以法。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. He had justice on his side.
   正义在他一边。
2. Children expect justice from their parents.
   孩子们希望父母公正地对待他们。
3. It is not altogether without justice.
   那不是完全不合理的。
4. Justice was met out to him.
   他受到了应得的惩处。
5. He is a member of the Department of Justice.
   他是司法部的一个成员。
6. The Chief Justice gave his judgement the week before.
   前一周,首席法官作出判决。

经典引文

• I am glad that justice was done.

  出自：Observer

• They should have cut my head off. That would have been justice.

  出自： P. Roth

• Who could possibly defend the idea of someone being deprived of legal support to get justice.

  出自：Which?

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

bring to justice

使归案受审arrest, try and sentence (a criminal)
bring sb to justice
The police must do all they can to bring the criminals to justice.

警方必须尽力把罪犯送交法庭审判。

do justice to

尽量利用get the best results from

do oneself justice

发挥自己的能力behave in a way that is worthy of one's abilities

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• administer justice 执行法律制裁
• deny sb justice 对某人不公道
• uphold justice 主持公道

形容词+～

• chief justice 首席法官
• associate justice 陪审法官
• popular justice 大众的审判
• summary justice 即席裁判

介词+～

• the fight for justice 维护正义的斗争
• the administration of justice 司法机关
• without justice 没有公理

～+介词

• justice of the peace 治安法官

词义辨析

integrity，honesty，justice

• 这些名词均有“诚实、正直”之意。
• integrity指品格纯正，有高度是非感，正直诚实，受人敬佩。
• honesty普通用词，侧重为人忠厚，老实，正直，不欺骗，不说谎。
• justice侧重办事或处事公正，公道不偏心。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自拉丁语的justitia，意为正义，公平。

近反义词

【近义词】

• equity
• fairness

【反义词】

• injustice 不公正