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reason
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural reasons
plural reasons
Learner's definition of REASON
1
[count] : a statement or fact that explains why something is the way it is, why someone does, thinks, or says something, or why someone behaves a certain way理由；原因
- I gave a reason for my absence.我给出了缺席的原因。
- Is there a reason for your strange behavior?你行为古怪，有理由吗？
- There is a reason why they don't want to come.他们不想来是有原因的。
- I can't give you the report for the simple reason that it isn't yet finished.我给不了你报告，理由很简单，报告还没写完。
- She explained her reasons for deciding to change jobs.她解释了决定换工作的原因。
- He wanted to know the reason for their decision.他想知道他们做出这项决定的理由。
- “Why don't you want to go to the party?” “No (particular) reason. I just feel like staying home tonight.”“你干吗不想去参加晚会？”“没有（特别的）理由，我今晚只是想待在家里。”
- Give me one good reason why I should believe you.给我一个让我相信你的充分理由。
- For obvious reasons, we can't do that yet.出于一些显而易见的原因，我们还不能那么做。
- For reasons of space, some of the charts and graphs have been omitted from the article.因为版面有限，文章里有些图表已被删去。
- She resigned for personal reasons.她由于个人原因辞职了。
- He is always late, for some/whatever reason. [=he is always late, and no one knows why]他总是迟到，不知道为什么。
- He tends to get upset for no reason.他很容易莫名其妙地心烦。
- She did things for no good reason. [=there was no acceptable explanation for her actions]她没有任何正当理由就把事情干了。
2
[noncount] : a fact, condition, or situation that makes it proper or appropriate to do something, feel something, etc.正当理由；恰当理由
- There is no reason [=cause] to panic.没有理由感到恐慌。
- There's no reason for you to feel that way.你没理由有那种感觉。
- I had sufficient/adequate/enough reason [=justification] to leave.我有足够的理由离开。
- He saw no reason to pursue the issue any further.他觉得没有理由再追究这个问题了。
- They want to try something different, and that's reason enough for the change.他们想尝试另辟蹊径，那是做出改变的充分理由。
- He was found not guilty by reason of insanity. [=not guilty because he was insane when he committed the crime]他因为精神错乱而被判无罪。
- We have (every) reason to believe he is lying.我们有充分的理由相信他在撒谎。
- The company fired him with/without reason. [=there was/wasn't a good reason for the company to fire him]公司出于正当理由/毫无道理地解雇了他。
- She decided, with reason, to find somewhere else to live.她决定另找住处是有道理的。
- Poor work conditions are all the more reason to find another job.恶劣的工作环境使得人们更加有理由另找工作。
3
[noncount] : the power of the mind to think and understand in a logical way理智；理性
- Human beings possess the power of reason.人类拥有理性。
- (old-fashioned) He lost his reason. [=he became insane]他丧失了理智。
4
[noncount] : ideas and opinions that are fair, sensible, and appropriate道理；情理；明智
- I can't get him to listen to (the voice of) reason. = I can't get him to see reason.我没法和他讲道理。
- He is not open to reason. [=he is not listening to logical or sensible thinking]他不讲理。
rhyme or reason
stand to reason
: to be sensible or understandable合乎情理；理所当然
- If her friends don't want to go, it stands to reason [=it makes sense] that she won't want to go either.如果她的朋友不想去，那她当然也不会想去。
within reason
: within reasonable or sensible limits理智的；合理的
- You can do anything you want, within reason.只要是合理的，你想干什么都可以。
- The price is within reason.这个价格是合理的。
2 reason /ˈriːzn̩/ verb
reasons; reasoned; reasoning
2 reason
/ˈriːzn̩/
verb
reasons; reasoned; reasoning
Learner's definition of REASON
1
[no object] : to think in a logical way推论；推理；逻辑思考
- He lost the ability to reason.他丧失了逻辑思维能力。
2
[+ object] : to form (a conclusion or judgment) by thinking logically推论出；推断出；分析出
- He reasoned that both statements couldn't be true.他推断，两种说法都不可能正确。
- She reasoned that something must be wrong.她推断出肯定哪里出了问题。
reason out
[phrasal verb] reason (something) out or reason out (something)
: to find an explanation or solution to (something, such as a problem, question, mystery, etc.) by thinking about the possibilities推论出；推断出；推理出
- He reasoned out [=worked out] the problem by himself.他自己推断解决了问题。
reason with
[phrasal verb] reason with (someone)
: to talk with (someone) in a sensible way in order to try to change that person's thoughts or behavior与（某人）讲道理
- They tried to reason with him, but he wouldn't listen.他们尽量和他讲道理，但是他不听。
2
a(1)
: the power of comprehending, inferring, or thinking especially in orderly rational ways : intelligence
(2)
: proper exercise of the mind
(3)
: sanity
b
: the sum of the intellectual powers
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun I gave a reason for my absence. Is there a reason for your strange behavior? There is a reason why they don't want to come. I can't give you the report for the simple reason that it isn't yet finished. She explained her reasons for deciding to change jobs. He wanted to know the reason for their decision. Give me one good reason why I should believe you. For obvious reasons, we can't do that yet. For reasons of space, some of the charts and graphs have been omitted from the article. She resigned for personal reasons. Verb He lost the ability to reason. He reasoned that both statements couldn't be true. She reasoned that something must be wrong. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 Rivals old and new, real and imagined, have reason to lock arms and swag surf as one. Kevin Scarbinsky | Special To Al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022 The ride has remained closed since the accident; however, the state's investigation found no evidence that the park acted illegally or had reason to believe the ride was unsafe, according to the Associated Press. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Since that time, State Street has said federal regulators have been scrutinizing the transaction, although the particular agency or agencies involved have not been disclosed, nor has the precise reason. Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 To be fair, Richemont did have a valid reason to oppose Bluebell’s board nominee. Carol Ryan, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 One person familiar with the Mar-a-Lago search said the goal of the comprehensive list was to ensure recovery of all classified records on the property, and not just those that investigators had reason to believe might be there. Devlin Barrett And Carol D. Leonnig, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 One person familiar with the Mar-a-Lago search said the goal of the comprehensive list was to ensure recovery of all classified records on the property, and not just those that investigators had reason to believe might be there. Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 The family believed Greenburg followed someone there because he has never been invited there and had no reason to know where the grandmother lives. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2022 Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 The July payrolls data may give Fed officials reason to continue their aggressive monetary policy approach against a backdrop of decades-high inflation. Olivia Rockeman, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022 Tourism is a fifth of the Greek economy, and leaders reason that visitors who suffer through hot hotel rooms won’t come back. Elinda Labropoulou, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 And yet reading this paragraph can lead the human mind – even that of a Google engineer – to imagine GPT-3 as an intelligent being that can reason about peanut butter and pineapple dishes. Kyle Mahowald And Anna A. Ivanova, Ars Technica, 27 June 2022 But his book and its cover invite the reader to imagine a public forum in which a red-state pachyderm and a blue-state equine can reason together peaceably and constructively instead of biting and kicking each other. Martha Bayles, WSJ, 24 June 2022 Sonia Membreno has tried to reason with Bernie, her black labradoodle, with little success. Hau Chu, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 Some people reason that a human being’s moral status is not all-or-nothing, but, like human development, a matter of degree. Nancy S. Jecker, The Conversation, 13 May 2022 But Gerd Gigerenzer of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, believes most people don’t reason with logic alone. Womensmedia, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2021 See More
Noun
The railway management had good reason to worry that the Russians would seek its destruction. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 Rivals old and new, real and imagined, have reason to lock arms and swag surf as one. Kevin Scarbinsky | Special To Al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022 The ride has remained closed since the accident; however, the state's investigation found no evidence that the park acted illegally or had reason to believe the ride was unsafe, according to the Associated Press. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Since that time, State Street has said federal regulators have been scrutinizing the transaction, although the particular agency or agencies involved have not been disclosed, nor has the precise reason. Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 To be fair, Richemont did have a valid reason to oppose Bluebell’s board nominee. Carol Ryan, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 One person familiar with the Mar-a-Lago search said the goal of the comprehensive list was to ensure recovery of all classified records on the property, and not just those that investigators had reason to believe might be there. Devlin Barrett And Carol D. Leonnig, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 One person familiar with the Mar-a-Lago search said the goal of the comprehensive list was to ensure recovery of all classified records on the property, and not just those that investigators had reason to believe might be there. Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 The family believed Greenburg followed someone there because he has never been invited there and had no reason to know where the grandmother lives. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2022 Verb
Communist Infiltration, resulting in the chronic inability to reason by the general populace. Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 The July payrolls data may give Fed officials reason to continue their aggressive monetary policy approach against a backdrop of decades-high inflation. Olivia Rockeman, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022 Tourism is a fifth of the Greek economy, and leaders reason that visitors who suffer through hot hotel rooms won’t come back. Elinda Labropoulou, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 And yet reading this paragraph can lead the human mind – even that of a Google engineer – to imagine GPT-3 as an intelligent being that can reason about peanut butter and pineapple dishes. Kyle Mahowald And Anna A. Ivanova, Ars Technica, 27 June 2022 But his book and its cover invite the reader to imagine a public forum in which a red-state pachyderm and a blue-state equine can reason together peaceably and constructively instead of biting and kicking each other. Martha Bayles, WSJ, 24 June 2022 Sonia Membreno has tried to reason with Bernie, her black labradoodle, with little success. Hau Chu, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 Some people reason that a human being’s moral status is not all-or-nothing, but, like human development, a matter of degree. Nancy S. Jecker, The Conversation, 13 May 2022 But Gerd Gigerenzer of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, believes most people don’t reason with logic alone. Womensmedia, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English resoun, from Anglo-French raisun, from Latin ration-, ratio "reckoning, calculation, explanation," from reri "to calculate, think;" probably akin to Goth rathjo "account, explanation"
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2b
Time Traveler
The first known use of reason was in the 13th century Phrases Containing reason
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