reason
reason
noun
beyond (all) reason
reasoner
noun
reasonless
adjective
noun
- a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
理由，原因，诱因
the minister resigned for personal reasons.
部长因个人原因辞职了。
it is hard to know for the simple reason that few records survive.
仅仅因为记录少有幸存，所以难于了解。
■[mass noun]good or obvious cause to do something
充分理由
we have reason to celebrate.
我们完全有理由庆祝一下。
■(Logic)a premise of an argument in support of a belief, especially a minor premise when given after the conclusion
(逻)理由，前提 - [mass noun]the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgements by a process of logic
理智，理性；判断力，推理力
there is a close connection between reason and emotion.
理智与感情之间有紧密的联系。
■what is right, practical, or possible; common sense
道理，情理，明智；常识
people are willing, within reason, to pay for schooling.
人们乐于付学费完全在情理之中。
■(one's reason)one's sanity
正常神志
she is in danger of losing her reason.
她面临神志不清的危险。
- [no obj.]think, understand, and form judgements by a process of logic
推论，推理，作逻辑思维
humans do not reason entirely from facts.
人类不完全根据事实进行推理。
[as noun reasoning]the present chapter will outline the reasoning behind the review.
这一章将对评论背后的推理进行概括。
■[with obj.](reason something out)find an answer to a problem by considering various possible solutions
推论出，推断出；讲出…的道理
■(reason with)persuade (someone) with rational argument
对（某人）以理相劝，劝告
I tried to reason with her, but without success.
我努力劝导她，但没有成功。
beyond (all) reason
- to a foolishly excessive degree
毫无道理，全然无理
he indulged Andrew beyond all reason.
他毫无道理地纵容安德鲁。
- (formal)because of
(正式)因为，由于
persons who, by reason of age, are in need of care.
因年龄原因需要照顾的人。
- used to convey that one doesn't know the reason for a particular state of affairs, often with the implication that one finds it strange or surprising
不知什么原因，不知何故
for some reason he likes you.
不知为什么他喜欢你。
- be persuaded to act sensibly
服从理智；听取意见，接受道理
the child is usually too emotionally overwrought to listen to reason.
这孩子通常太受感情左右，而不顾理智。
- used to suggest that it is not someone's (or one's) place to question a situation or system
与他们（或我们）无关
- another term for raison d'état
同 raison d'état
- it is obvious or logical
合情理；是当然的，自不待言
it stands to reason that if you can eradicate the fear the nervousness will subside.
如果你根除恐惧心理，紧张感会随之减轻，这是显而易见的事情。
reasoner
noun
reasonless
adjective
- (archaic)(古).)
- Middle English: from Old French reisun (noun), raisoner (verb), from a variant of Latin ratio(n-), from the verb reri 'consider'
- 1 The construction the reason why … has been objected to on the grounds that the subordinate clause should express a statement, using a that-clause, not imply a question with a why-clausethe reason (that) I decided not to phone rather than the reason why I decided not to phone
- 2 An objection is also made to the construction the reason … is because, as in the reason I didn't phone is because my mother has been ill. The objection is made on the grounds that either ‘because ’or ‘the reason ’is redundant; it is better to use the word that instead the reason I didn't phone is that …or rephrase altogetherI didn't phone because …Nevertheless, both the above usages are well established (nearly 20 per cent of relevant citations in the Oxford Reading Programme are for the construction the reason … is because, for example) and, though more elegant phrasing can no doubt be found, they are generally accepted in standard English
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