in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 rationalise
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VERB
使…合理化;对…进行理性解释 If you try to rationalize attitudes or actions that are difficult to accept, you think of reasons to justify or explain them.
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He further rationalized his activity by convincing himself that he was actually promoting peace...
他坚信自己实际上是在促进和平，以此进一步将自己的行为合理化。
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I poured my thoughts out on paper in an attempt to rationalize my feelings.
我把自己的想法一股脑地写在纸上，以试图给自己的感受找个说辞。
rationalization
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...this rationalization of his bedside grief.
对他病床上的忧郁情绪的这种理性解释
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VERB
精简;（通常指通过削减员工和设备）使更有效率 When a company, system, or industry is rationalized, it is made more efficient, usually by getting rid of staff and equipment that are not essential.
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The network of 366 local offices is being rationalised to leave the company with 150 to 200 larger branch offices.
该公司曾经拥有的366个地方办事处正被精简为150到200个规模较大的分支机构。
rationalization
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...the rationalization of the textile industry.
纺织行业的精简
- Noun
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1. the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- synonym： rationalisation
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2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- synonym： rationalisation
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3. (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- synonym： rationalisation
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4. the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- synonym： rationalisation
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5. systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
医学
- 1.合理化，文饰〔作用〕：一种潜意识的防御机制，藉之为其它方面所不能容忍的看法和行为进行辩护
哲学
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- 1.理性化
心理学
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- 1.合理化作用
法律
- 1.合理化
计算机
- 1.有理化
