the end justifies the means

釋義

1. 只要目的正當，可以不擇手段

   bad or unfair methods of doing sth are acceptable if the result of that action is good or positive

電影裡這樣說 · 4 部

• You're saying the end always justifies the means?Batman vs. Robin2015
• ...for whom the ends always justify the means.V for Vendetta2006
• "Ends justify means in decisive gangland encounter."Once Upon a Time in America1984
• Even the most noble ends do not justify any means.Remember Me2010

在完整場景裡學

• V字仇殺隊2006
  • 開場獨白與宵禁救人：in the name of（以……之名）
  • 屋頂自報家門並炸議會：in lieu of（代替）
  • 元首開緊急會議粉飾爆炸：spin（輿論導向）

同一詞條的短語

• at the end of the day
• a bad end
• be at the end of
• be at the end of your tether
• be the end
• an end in itself
• the end of the line
• end of story
• end to end
• get your end away
• go to the ends of the earth
• in the end