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Definition of raison d'être in English: raison d'êtrenounPlural raisons d'être ˌreɪzɒ̃ ˈdɛtrəʀɛzɔ̃ dɛtʀˌreɪzɔn ˈdɛtrə The most important reason or purpose for someone or something's existence. 存在的理由（或目的） seeking to shock is the catwalk's raison d'être 试图震撼人心是T（型）台存在的理由。 Example sentencesExamples - ‘Every project has to have its own raison d'être, something that makes it unique to the catalog,’ he explains.
- Finally, this new account of exploitation abandons what was the raison d'être of the original Marxist exploitation argument - namely, the claim that there is an inherent injustice in wage-labour.
- After all, is this not its entire raison d'être, in contrast to the anarchy of capitalism?
- Moreover, says Schein, the raison d'être of general management lies in getting sub-cultures to work together.
- In the former, the raison d'être of most experiments appears to be the elucidation of points of purely scientific interest.
- In this, the first of three explorations into what peace might mean for a small country like New Zealand, we start with the real raison d'être for our armed forces.
- The main raison d'être for the ‘new police’ was crime prevention by regular patrol (that is, intervention in situations before crimes occurred) as well as order maintenance in the sense of crowd control.
- We started with the real raison d'être for our armed forces.
Synonyms responsibility, duty, concern, province, aim, activity, assignment, obligation, charge
OriginFrench, literally 'reason for being'. Rhymesbelles-lettres, Petra, tetra Definition of raison d'être in US English: raison d'êtrenounˌreɪzɔn ˈdɛtrəˌrāzôn ˈdetrə The most important reason or purpose for someone or something's existence. 存在的理由（或目的） an institution whose raison d'être is public service broadcasting Example sentencesExamples - After all, is this not its entire raison d'être, in contrast to the anarchy of capitalism?
- In the former, the raison d'être of most experiments appears to be the elucidation of points of purely scientific interest.
- Finally, this new account of exploitation abandons what was the raison d'être of the original Marxist exploitation argument - namely, the claim that there is an inherent injustice in wage-labour.
- Moreover, says Schein, the raison d'être of general management lies in getting sub-cultures to work together.
- We started with the real raison d'être for our armed forces.
- In this, the first of three explorations into what peace might mean for a small country like New Zealand, we start with the real raison d'être for our armed forces.
- The main raison d'être for the ‘new police’ was crime prevention by regular patrol (that is, intervention in situations before crimes occurred) as well as order maintenance in the sense of crowd control.
- ‘Every project has to have its own raison d'être, something that makes it unique to the catalog,’ he explains.
Synonyms responsibility, duty, concern, province, aim, activity, assignment, obligation, charge
OriginFrench, literally ‘reason for being’. |