rationalize
- IPA[ˈraʃənəlʌɪz]
英式
- attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate；make (a company, process, or industry) more efficient, especially by dispensing with superfluous personnel or equipment
verb: rationalize, 3rd person present: rationalizes, gerund or present participle: rationalizing, past tense: rationalized, past participle: rationalized
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate she couldn't rationalize her urge to return to the cottage 同義詞
- 2. British make (a company, process, or industry) more efficient, especially by dispensing with superfluous personnel or equipment if we rationalize production, will that mean redundancies?
- ▪ reorganize (a process or system) so as to make it more logical and consistent Parliament should seek to rationalize the country's court structure 同義詞
- 3. convert (a function or expression) to a rational form.
