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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   reason

   • IPA[ˈrēz(ə)n]

   美式

   • n.
     a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event；good or obvious cause to do something
   • v.
     think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic；find an answer to a problem by considering various possible solutions

   • noun: reason, plural noun: reasons

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event the minister resigned for personal reasons it is hard to know for the simple reason that few records survive 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, defense, 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 judgments by a process of logic 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 judgment, common sense, sense, judgment, ... 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 judgments by a process of logic 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 various possible solutions 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 around, bring around, persuade, coax, prevail on, ... 更多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