reason
n. 原因; 道理; 理智
v. 推理; 思考,判斷
The reason for something is a fact or situation which explains why it happens or what causes it to happen.
There is a reason for every important thing that happens...
每件重要事情的發生都有原因。
Who would have a reason to want to kill her?
誰會有殺她的動機呢?
If you say that you have reason to believe something or to have a particular emotion, you mean that you have evidence for your belief or there is a definite cause of your feeling.
They had reason to believe there could be trouble...
他們有理由相信可能會遇到麻煩。
He had every reason to be upset...
他完全有理由生氣。
The ability that people have to think and to make sensible judgments can be referred to as reason .
...a conflict between emotion and reason...
情感和理智的衝突
Mike is my voice of reason. He thinks logically and points out where I'm going wrong.
邁克幫我保持理智。他的思維很有邏輯性,可以指出我的錯誤。
If you reason that something is true, you decide that it is true after thinking carefully about all the facts.
I reasoned that changing my diet would lower my cholesterol level...
我推斷改變自己的飲食可以降低我的膽固醇水平。
'Listen,' I reasoned, 'it doesn't take a genius to figure out what Adam's up to.'
“聽著,”我分析道,“要弄清楚亞當想要幹什麼很容易。”
If you do not know why someone did something, you can say that they did it for reasons best known to themselves. You usually use this expression when you do not agree with what they did.
For reasons best known to himself, Algie changed his name.
不知是出於什麼原因,阿爾吉改了名字。
If one thing happens by reason of another, it happens because of it.
The boss retains enormous influence by reason of his position...
老闆由於自身的地位而一直有極大的影響力。
He pleaded innocent by reason of insanity.
他以精神不健全為由申辯無罪。
If you try to make someone listen to reason, you try to persuade them to listen to sensible arguments and be influenced by them.
The company's top executives had refused to listen to reason.
公司的高層管理人員拒絕理智行事。
If you say that something happened or was done for no reason ,for no good reason, or for no reason at all, you mean that there was no obvious reason why it happened or was done.
The guards, he said, would punch them for no reason...
他說警衛會無緣無故毆打他們。
For no reason at all the two men started to laugh.
兩個人莫名其妙地開始大笑。
If a person or thing is someone's reason for living or their reason for being, they are the most important thing in that person's life.
Chloe is my reason for living.
克洛艾是我活著的理由。
If you say that something happened or is true for some reason, you mean that you know it happened or is true, but you do not know why.
For some reason, the curtains were shut...
不知什麼原因,窗簾拉著。
For some inexplicable reason she was attracted to Patrick.
因為某些無法解釋的原因,她被帕特里克所吸引。
If you say that you will do anything within reason, you mean that you will do anything that is fair or reasonable and not too extreme.
I will take any job that comes along, within reason...
我會接受任何給我的工作,只要是正當的。
It means working, within reason, for whatever time is necessary.
這意味著在合理的範圍內花費所有必要的時間工作。
1. a rational motive for a belief or action;
2. an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon;
3. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination;
4. the state of having good sense and sound judgment;
5. a justification for something existing or happening;
6. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion;
1. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion;
2. present reasons and arguments
3. think logically;
argue, quarrel, debate, dispute, discuss, reason
這些動詞均含"辯論,爭論,說理"之意。
cause, reason, excuse
這些名詞均有"原因"之意。
think, deliberate, meditate, muse, reason, reflect, speculate
這些動詞均有"思考,判斷,思索"之意。
beyond (all) reason
毫無道理,全然無理
for some reason
不知什麼原因,不知何故
listen to reason
服從理智;聽取意見,接受道理
theirs (或 ours) not to reason why
與他們(或我們)無關
reason of state
同 raison d'état
(it) stands to reason
合情理;是當然的,自不待言
by reason of
因為
in reason
合乎情理地:具有良好情理或證明的;合情合理地
within reason
合理地:在良好的情理和現實範圍之內地
with reason
正當地:有充足理由地;正當地
Tell me the when and the why ( = reason ) of it.
請告訴我時間和原因.
He is pervious to reason.
他可以理喻.
The reason for the flood was that heavy rain.
水災是那場大雨造成的.
Providing that you exercise due care, there is no reason why you shouldn't live to a great age.
只要你適當地注意, 你就可享有很高的壽命.
I'll do any thing within reason to oblige.
凡能做到的我都願效勞[盡力].
n. 理由,原因;動機
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