reason
🇺🇸
/ˈriːzn/
🇬🇧
/ˈriːzn/
noun
A1
why something happens or why someone does something
There is a good reason for these rules.
這些規則有充分的理由。
B2
a good cause that makes something right or fair
They have reason to think she is not telling the truth.
他們有理由認為她沒有說實話。
B2
the ability to think and understand logically
Only humans have the power of reason.
只有人類擁有理性能力。
B2
what is sensible or fair
Keith seems willing to listen to reason.
基思似乎願意聽從理智。
verb
R
to think about facts and come to a conclusion
She reasoned that she must have forgotten her bag on the train.
她推斷自己一定是把包忘在火車上了。
R
to use your mind to think and understand
The ability to reason is what makes us human.
推理能力使我們成為人類。
translation
原因, 理由, 理性, 道理
推理, 思考
詞形變化
Plural
reasons
Progressive
reasoning
Past
reasoned
3rd Present
reasons
Perfect
reasoned