rationale

英 [ˌræʃəˈnɑːl]

美 [ˌræʃəˈnæl]

n.  基本原理; 根本原因

复数：rationales　

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牛津词典

noun

• 基本原理；根本原因
  the principles or reasons which explain a particular decision, course of action, belief, etc.
  1. What is the rationale behind these new exams?
     这些新测试的理论依据是什么？

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 基本理论；理论基础；合理性的根据
  Therationalefor a course of action, practice, or belief is the set of reasons on which it is based.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
  1. the rationale for capital punishment
  2. the principles of internal-combustion engines
  Synonym:principle

双语例句

• This section explains the rationale behind the creation of RUP for System z.
  本章阐述了创建RUPforSystemz背后的基本原理。
• There was no economic rationale for all of this.
  没有任何经济原理可以解释这一切。
• Make sure you understand the rationale behind the advice you get and that it's relevant to your objectives.
  请确保您了解所获得的建议背后的基本原理，并确实与您的目标相关。
• I provide below the rationale for each of the requirements removed.
  下面我提供了每个需求删除的理论基础。
• This dire situation gives a strong rationale for the new policy.
  这种糟糕状况为出台新政策提供了有力依据。
• This grim trajectory suggests an economic, as well as a political, rationale for government action.
  这个可怕轨迹暗示政府行动的一个经济的，也是政治的基本原理。
• The underlying rationale of unilateral trade liberalisation had been buried and forgotten long ago.
  单边贸易自由化的基本理念早已被埋葬和遗忘了。
• "I am as God made me." was that your rationale?
  “上帝创造了我”，这是你的准则吗？
• The pattern research and studies rationale helping each other is that the adult studies theory and construction doctrine theory.
  互助研修模式的理论基本是成人学习理论和建构主义理论。
• The rationale of direct foreign investment has changed.
  国外直接投资的基本原理起了变化。