rationale

[英] [ˌræʃəˈnæl] [美] [ˌræʃəˈnæl] 生词本

n.

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1. N-COUNT 基本理论;理论基础;合理性的根据 The rationale for a course of action, practice, or belief is the set of reasons on which it is based. 
  • However, the rationale for such initiatives is not, of course, solely economic...

    然而,这种提议的根据当然并不仅仅是经济方面的。

  • The rationale of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel is inevitably being questioned.

    对核废料进行再加工的理由不可避免地受到了质疑。

Noun

1. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature);

  • "the rationale for capital punishment"
  • "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

医学

  • 1.n[拉]基本原理,理论基础:原理的合理阐述

计算机

  • 1.理论基础,基本原理
1. The plan was criticized for its lack of rationale.
该计划因缺乏根据而遭到批评。

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