vindication
/ˌvɪndəˈkeɪʃən/ 名词 C2中文： 辩护
- An act of asserting or maintaining; an assertion.
- An argument, fact, piece of evidence, etc., which vindicates (“clears someone of an accusation or suspicion; justifies a belief or claim by providing evidence or proof”).
- The action of vindicating; also, the state of being vindicated.
- A feeling of deserved satisfaction that comes from being proven correct. · When they finally admitted their actions, Anne felt vindication and walked with pride once again.
- A legal claim for a declaration that one is the owner of a thing or the holder of a right; an action in rem. · Coordinate term: condiction
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Nor was Darcy’s vindication, though grateful to her feelings, capable of consoling her for such discovery.
Elizabeth here felt herself called on to say something in vindication of his behaviour to Wickham; and, therefore, gave them to understand, in as guarded a manner as she could, that by what she had heard from his relations in Kent, his actions were capable of a very different construction; and that his character was by no means so faulty, nor Wickham’s so amiable, as they had been considered in Hertfordshire.
But the quick inference, the subtle trap, the clever forecast of coming events, the triumphant vindication of bold theories—are these not the pride and the justification of our life’s work?
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