"his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
同义词: excuse alibi exculpation
以上来源于: WordNet
N the act or an instance of justifying or providing excuses for one's own behaviour, etc 自我辩解
But is this brain drain real, or merely a bit of self-justification?
这是真正的人才流失,还是仅仅是他们的一个自辩的理由呢?
It is in that process of reducing dissonance that the self-justification accelerator is throttled up.
就是在减轻这种失调的过程当中,自我合理化的加速器才开大起来。
Speakers have no need to "convince" anyone of anything, nor are they obligated to bear the burden of proof or self-justification.
发言人不必去向任何人“说服”任何事,去承担证明责任或自我辩护也不是他们的义务。
What is scathing about it is that Frost gives up all justification for self-interest.
讽刺的是,弗罗斯特因为个人兴趣放弃了所有的正当理由。
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