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n.正义,正当,公平,正确,司法,审判,欣赏

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justice为高中词汇   词频:1754

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just,juris=law(法律),right(正义)

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justice


/'dʒʌstɪs; `dʒʌstɪs/ n
1 [U]
(a) right and fair behaviour or treatment 公平; 公正; 正义
*laws based on the principles of justice 以公正为原则的法律
* efforts to achieve complete social justice 为达到社会的完全公道而做的努力.
(b) quality of being reasonable or fair 合理; 公道
*He demanded, with some justice, that he should be given an opportunity to express his views. 他要求给他一次机会表达自己的观点, 这也不无道理.
2 [U] the law and its administration 法律制裁; 司法; 审判
*a court of justice 法庭
* a miscarriage of justice, ie a wrong legal decision 误判.
3 Justice [C] (used as a title of a High Court Judge 用作高等法院法官的头衔)
*Mr Justice Smith 法官史密斯先生.
4 [C] (US) judge of a lawcourt 法官.
5 (idm 习语) bring sb to `justice arrest, try and sentence (a criminal) 使(犯人)归案受审. ,do oneself `justice behave in a way that is worthy of one's abilities 发挥自己的能力
*He didn't do himself justice in the exams, ie did not perform as well as he was capable of doing. 他在考试中没有发挥出自己的能力. do justice to sb/sth
(a) recognize the true value of sb/sth; treat sb/sth fairly 承认某人[某事物]的价值; 公平对待某人[某事物]
*To do her justice, we must admit that she did deserve to win. 说句公道话, 我们得承认她应该获胜.
* The photograph does not do full justice to (ie does not truly reproduce) the rich colours of the gardens. 这张照片没有真实地反映出花园的丰富色彩.
(b) deal with sb/sth adequately 尽心处理或对待某人[某事物]
*Since we'd already eaten, we couldn't do justice to her cooking, ie could not eat all the food she had cooked. 我们已经吃过饭了, 所以吃不下她做的食物了.

justice


n
1【system of judgement】
2【fairness】
3【being right】
4 do justice to somebody/something
5 do yourself justice
6 justice has been done/served
7【judge】
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin justitia, from justus; JUST2]
【SYSTEM OF JUDGEMENT】[U]
the system by which people are judged in courts of law and criminals are punished
 a book on the criminal justice system
 The killers will be brought to justice (=caught and punished) .
 Acts of terrorism must not escape justice .
miscarriage of justice
【FAIRNESS】[U]
fairness in the way people are treated
injustice
 Children have a strong sense of justice .
 His people came to him, demanding justice .
poetic justice
【BEING RIGHT】[U]
the quality of being right and deserving fair treatment
 No one doubts the justice of our cause.
do justice to sb/sthalsodo sb/sth justice
to treat or represent someone or something good, beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve
 The photo doesn't do her justice.
 No words can do justice to the experience.
do yourself justice
to do something such as a test well enough to show your real ability
 Sara panicked in the exam and didn't do herself justice.
justice has been done/served
used to say that someone has been treated fairly or has been given a punishment they deserve
【JUDGE】[C]alsoJustice
a)AmE a judge in a law court
b)BrE the title of a judge in the High Court
rough justiceatrough1 (16)
HINT sense 1
Do not use justice when you mean the laws of a country and the ways in which these laws operate. Use legal system:The jury plays an important role in the legal system.

1. We might say that justice has been done when a man´s innocence or guilt has been proved beyond doubt.
    当某人被证据确凿地证明无罪的时候,我们也许会说正义得到了伸张。

2. We can't really call a friend to say we got a parcel from our sister, or it's getting dark earlier now, or we don't trust that new Supreme Court justice.
    我们不会真打电话给一位朋友,告诉他我们收到了姐姐的一个包裹,或者说现在天黑得比较早,或者说我们不信任最高法院新来的法官。

3. There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract conception .
    正义几乎不再是抽象概念的情况是很少的。

4. There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract conception .
    正义几乎不再是抽象概念的情况是很少的。

5. The trial was a travesty of justice.
    这次审判嘲弄了法律的公正性.

6. The word justice is usually associated with courts of law.
    "正义"这个词常常是同法庭连在一起的。

7. There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept.
    在个别情况下,正义不再是一种抽象概念。

8. Then we shall make America a land of true liberty and justice for all!
    这样我们就会使美国成为大家都享有真正民主和公正待遇的国家!

9. NANCY: But my speech was about...about America, about liberty and justice for all... (Cries softly)
    南茜 但是我的发言是……是讲美国,讲大家都享有自由和公平待遇……(轻轻地哭)

10. He dispenses equal justice to all.
    他对所有人一律公平对待。

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