biện bạch
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Definition
- Verb:
- To justify: To provide reasons or arguments to explain or defend one's actions, decisions, or mistakes, making them seem acceptable or reasonable.
- To vindicate: To clear someone from blame or suspicion by providing a defense or proof of their innocence.
- To defend (oneself): To argue in support of oneself or one's position, especially in response to criticism or accusation.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy cố biện bạch cho hành động của mình. (He tried to justify his actions.)
- Cô ấy không còn gì để biện bạch nữa. (She had nothing left to say in her own defense.)
- Họ biện bạch rằng mình không hề biết gì về vụ việc. (They defended themselves by saying they knew nothing about the incident.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a slightly negative connotation, implying that the justification or defense may be weak, excessive, or an attempt to evade full responsibility.
- It is frequently used in legal, formal, or serious personal contexts where one's integrity or actions are being questioned.
Variants and Related Words
- Biện minh (v): To justify, to explain. Often used interchangeably, though "biện minh" can sound slightly more formal or neutral than "biện bạch."
- Bào chữa (v): To defend, to plead (often in a legal context). This term is stronger and more specific to offering a formal defense.
- Thanh minh (v): To explain to clear up a misunderstanding, to protest one's innocence.
Synonyms
- Justify: To show or prove to be right or reasonable.
- Defend: To resist an attack; to speak or write in support of.
- Explain away: To dismiss or minimize by explanation, often used when the explanation seems like an excuse.
Related Idioms
- While "biện bạch" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, the act is central to phrases like:
- Biện bạch cho mình: To defend/justify oneself.
- Lời biện bạch: A justification, an excuse, a defense statement.
verb
- To justify, to vindicate, to defend
- biện bạch cho khuyết điểm mìnhto justify one's mistakes