the end justifies the means

释义

1. 只要目的正当，可以不择手段

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

电影里这样说 · 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
• Even the most noble ends do not justify any means.Remember Me2010
• "Ends justify means in decisive gangland encounter."Once Upon a Time in America1984

在完整场景里学

• V字仇杀队2006
  • 开场独白与宵禁救人：in the name of（以……之名）
  • 屋顶自报家门并炸议会：in lieu of（代替）
  • 元首开紧急会议粉饰爆炸：spin（舆论导向）

同一词条的短语

• 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