vindicates是什么意思？

vindicates

• n. 澄清（某人/某事物）受到的责难或嫌疑( vindicate的名词复数 )，表明或证明（所争辩的事物）属实、正当、有效等，维护；
• v. 澄清（某人/某事物）受到的责难或嫌疑( vindicate的第三人称单数 )，表明或证明（所争辩的事物）属实、正当、有效等，维护；

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  证实;证明…正确;证明…无辜
  If a person or their decisions, actions, or ideas are vindicated, they are proved to be correct, after people have said that they were wrong.
  例句
  The director said he had been vindicated by the experts' report... 主任说专家们的报告证明了他是正确的。 Ministers and officials are confident their decision will be vindicated. 部长们和官员们相信他们的决定会被证明是正确的。