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1. Oxford Dictionary

   reason

   • IPA[ˈriːzn]

   英式

   • n.
     a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event；good or obvious cause to do something
   • v.
     think, understand, and form judgements logically；find an answer to a problem by considering possible options

   • noun: reason, plural noun: reasons

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event she asked him to return, but didn't give a reason I resigned for personal reasons 同義詞 cause, grounds, ground, basis, rationale, ... 更多motive, motivation, purpose, point, aim, intention, objective, goal, occasion, impetus, inducement, incentive, explanation, justification, case, argument, defence, apology, vindication, excuse, pretext, rationalization, warrant, the whys and wherefores, apologia
   • ▪ good or obvious cause to do something we have reason to celebrate
   • ▪ a premise of an argument in support of a belief, especially a minor premise when given after the conclusion.
   • 2. the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgements logically there is a close connection between reason and emotion 同義詞 rationality, logic, logical thought, scientific thinking, reasoning, ... 更多thought, cognition, the mind, intellect, intelligence, intellectuality, nous, rareratiocination反義詞 emotion, feeling
   • ▪ what is right, practical, or possible; common sense people are willing, within reason, to pay for schooling 同義詞 good sense, good judgement, common sense, sense, judgement, ... 更多understanding, wisdom, sagacity, reasonableness, moderation, propriety, practicality, practicability, advisability
   • ▪ one's sanity she is in danger of losing her reason 同義詞 sanity, mind, mental faculties, mental health, soundness of mind, ... 更多senses, wits, informalmarbles

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. think, understand, and form judgements logically humans do not reason entirely from facts 同義詞 think rationally, think logically, think straight, use one's mind, use one's common sense, ... 更多use one's head, use one's brain, think things through, cogitate, intellectualize, informalput on one's thinking cap, rarecerebrate, ratiocinate, logicize, calculate, come to the conclusion, conclude, reckon, think, consider, be of the opinion, be of the view, judge, deduce, infer, surmise, informalfigure
   • ▪ find an answer to a problem by considering possible options she was growing too sleepy to reason it out 同義詞 work out, find an answer/solution to, think through, come to a conclusion about, sort out, ... 更多make sense of, get to the bottom of, puzzle out, solve, informalfigure out
   • ▪ persuade (someone) with rational argument I tried to reason with her, but without success 同義詞 talk round, bring round, win round, persuade, coax, ... 更多prevail on, convince, show someone the error of their ways, make someone see the light

   片語

   • beyond reason
   • by reason of
   • for some reason
   • listen to reason
   • theirs not to reason why
   • reason of state
   • stands to reason