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reason/ˈri:z(ə)n/ n. & v.●n. 1 a motive, cause, or justification 动机,原因,理由 has good reasons for doing this 具备这样做的正当理由; there is no reason to be angry 没有理由生气 2 a fact adduced or serving as this (列举出来作为理由的)事实 I can give you my reasons 我可以告诉你我的理由 3 the intellectual faculty by which conclusions are drawn from premisses 理智,理性,判断、推理能力 4 sanity 正常神志;健全的思想 has lost his reason (他)神志不清了 5 Logic a premiss of a syllogism, esp. a minor premiss when given after the conclusion 【逻辑学】(三段论中的)前提(尤指小前提) 6 a faculty transcending the understanding and providing a priori principles; intuition (超越理解力而作为先验原则的)理性,直觉 7 sense; sensible conduct; what is right or practical or practicable; moderation 道理,情理;合理行为;常理;明智 ●v. 1 intr. form or try to reach conclusions by connected thought 推理,推断,推论 2 intr. (foll. by 后跟 with) use an argument (with a person) by way of persuasion (讲道理)劝说(某人),理喻 3 tr. (foll. by 后跟 that + clause) conclude or assert in argument 论述,论证,论断 4 tr. (foll. by 后跟 why, whether, what + clause) discuss; ask oneself 讨论;问自己 5 tr. (foll. by 后跟 into, out of) persuade or move by argument (讲道理)劝说,说服 I reasoned them out of their fears 我劝说他们消除了恐惧 6 tr. (foll. by 后跟 out) think or work out (consequences etc.) 想出,得出,推出(结论、结果等) 7 tr. (often as 常作 reasoned adj.) express in logical or argumentative form 以逻辑(论证)形式表达 8 tr. embody reason in (an amendment etc.) 使(修正等)合理 □ by reason of owing to 由于,因为 □ in (or within) reason within the bounds of sense or moderation 合乎情理的,合适的 □ it stands to reason (often foll. by 常后跟 that + clause) it is evident or logical …是显然的,…是合理的(理所当然的) □ listen to reason be persuaded to act sensibly 听从合理劝告,服从道理 □ see reason acknowledge the force of an argument 明白事理 □ with reason justifiably 有道理,合乎情理 □ reasoner n.□ reasoning n.□ reasonless adj.[Middle English from Old French reisun, res(o)un, raisoner, ultimately via Latin ratio -onis from rēri rat- ‘consider’]■ Usage 用法说明 The reason (why)... is... should be followed by that, not because, e.g. The reason why I can't stay any longer is that I have an urgent appointment. 句型 The reason (why) …is… 中的表语从句应该用 that 而不是 because 引出,如 The reason why I can't stay any longer is that I have an argent appointment (我不能再待下去的原因是我有一个紧急约会)。 |