1fair and sensibleOPP unreasonable: a reasonable requestBe reasonable – you can’t expect her to do all the work on her own! I thought it was a perfectly reasonable (=completely reasonable) question.it is reasonable to do something It seems reasonable to assume they’ve been tested. He had reasonable grounds (=good reasons but no proof) for believing the law had been broken.a reasonable explanation/excuse It sounded like a reasonable enough excuse to me.► see thesaurus at
fair
2fairly good, but not especially goodSYN average: She has a reasonable chance of doing well in the exam.► see thesaurus at
satisfactory
3a reasonable amount is fairly large: I’ve got a reasonable amount of money saved.4reasonable prices are not too highSYN fair: good food at a reasonable price► see thesaurus at
cheap
5beyond (a) reasonable doubt law if something is proved beyond reasonable doubt, it is shown to be almost certainly true—reasonableness noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONSadverbsperfectly/entirely reasonable (also eminently reasonable formal) (=completely reasonable)· The proposal sounds perfectly reasonable.reasonable enough (=fairly reasonable)· It was a reasonable enough question.nounsa reasonable explanation/excuse· He tried to think of a reasonable excuse.a reasonable request· He had refused to obey a reasonable request from a senior member of staff.a reasonable question· Here is one possible answer to that very reasonable question.a reasonable assumption· It is a reasonable assumption that he pressed the wrong button.reasonable grounds (=good reasons)· She must show that she had some reasonable grounds for her action.
WDF
reasonableness
['ri:znəblnəs]
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NOUN24371
8016
合理性(96%)，妥当(4%)
n.合理；妥当
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