| 正面 | 12257.rationalize 英 美 ['ræʃnə'laɪz]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 西方人觉得水龙头长得像头顶鸡冠的鸡头，所以 cock 既表公鸡又表龙头。vt. 使……合理化；使……有理化；为……找借口vi. 实行合理化；作辩解；合理地思考 例句： 1. an attempt to rationalize his violent behaviour对他的暴力行为作出合理解释的尝试 rationalize 使合理化，解释来自 rational,合理的，经过思考的，-ize,使，化。 rationalize (v.)1767, "explain in a rational way, make conformable to reason," from rational + -ize. In the psychological sense of "to give an explanation that conceals true motives" it dates from 1922. Related: Rationalized; rationalizing." |