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reason

英['riːz(ə)n] 美[ˈrizən]
  • n. 理由;理性;动机
  • vi. 推论;劝说
  • vt. 说服;推论;辩论
  • n. (Reason)人名;(英)里森

英英释意


1. a rational motive for a belief or action;
"the reason that war was declared"
"the grounds for their declaration"
2. an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon;
"the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
3. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination;
"we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
4. the state of having good sense and sound judgment;
"his rationality may have been impaired"
"he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"
5. a justification for something existing or happening;
"he had no cause to complain"
"they had good reason to rejoice"
6. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion;
"there is reason to believe he is lying"