自我辩护;自我合理化:为自己的行为、决定或错误找理由,使其看起来正当、可接受(常带有“为自己开脱”的意味)。在心理学语境中,也可指为减轻内疚或认知失调而进行的解释。
/ˌself ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
His self-justification was that he had no other choice.
他的自我辩护是:他别无选择。
In the memoir, the author’s self-justification gradually collapses as the consequences of his actions become impossible to ignore.
在这部回忆录中,随着其行为后果变得无法忽视,作者的自我合理化逐渐瓦解。
由 self-(“自我”)+ justification(“正当化、辩护”)构成。justification 源自拉丁语 justus(“公正的、正当的”)相关词根,表达“使之显得正当”的含义;加上 self- 后,强调“为自己”进行正当化解释。