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rational adj.合理的；理性的；能推理的n.有理数 (1) 在那种情况下,你的选择是相当合理的。(2) 任何神智正常的人都不会穿着睡衣去上班。(3) 有理数也适用于这个图形。(4) 有理数可以被整数整除。 Rational comes from the Latin word rationalis, meaning reasonable or logical. If you're rational, you do things based on logic, as opposed to impulse or whimsy. The original meaning in English was of something endowed with the ability to reason. Before we knew how smart some animals like dolphins are, writers liked to distinguish rational human minds from the supposedly irrational, instinctual minds of animals.

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英 ['ræʃnəl] 美 ['ræʃnəl] (1) Your choice was perfectly rational under the circumstances.(2) No rational person would go to work in his pyjamas.(3) The rational numbers also fit into this scheme.(4) A rational number can be expressed as a ratio of two integers. Use the adjective rational to describe people or ideas that operate according to logic or reason. While your brother has an artistic temperament, you have a rational one. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]理性的；合理的 Rational decisions and thoughts are based on reason rather than on emotion.   [usu ADJ n]He's asking you to look at both sides of the case and come to a rational decision...他是要求你看到问题的两面后再作出理性的决定。Mary was able to short-circuit her stress response by keeping her thoughts calm and rational.玛丽能够保持头脑清醒理智，因而迅速做出反应。rationallyIt can be very hard to think rationally when you're feeling so vulnerable and alone.人在脆弱和孤独的时候很难理智地思考。rationalityWe live in an era of rationality.我们生活在理性的时代。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]理性的；理智的 A rational person is someone who is sensible and is able to make decisions based on intelligent thinking rather than on emotion. Did he come across as a sane rational person?...他看起来是一个正常而理智的人吗？Rachel looked calmer and more rational now.雷切尔现在看上去更加平静、更加理智了。

英语单词	rational
英美音标	英 ['ræʃnəl] 美 ['ræʃnəl]
中文释义	adj.合理的；理性的；能推理的 n.有理数
英语例句	(1) Your choice was perfectly rational under the circumstances. (2) No rational person would go to work in his pyjamas. (3) The rational numbers also fit into this scheme. (4) A rational number can be expressed as a ratio of two integers.
中文例句	(1) 在那种情况下,你的选择是相当合理的。 (2) 任何神智正常的人都不会穿着睡衣去上班。 (3) 有理数也适用于这个图形。 (4) 有理数可以被整数整除。
vocabulary简明	Use the adjective rational to describe people or ideas that operate according to logic or reason. While your brother has an artistic temperament, you have a rational one.
vocabulary扩展	Rational comes from the Latin word rationalis, meaning reasonable or logical. If you're rational, you do things based on logic, as opposed to impulse or whimsy. The original meaning in English was of something endowed with the ability to reason. Before we knew how smart some animals like dolphins are, writers liked to distinguish rational human minds from the supposedly irrational, instinctual minds of animals.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]理性的；合理的 Rational decisions and thoughts are based on reason rather than on emotion. [usu ADJ n] He's asking you to look at both sides of the case and come to a rational decision... 他是要求你看到问题的两面后再作出理性的决定。 Mary was able to short-circuit her stress response by keeping her thoughts calm and rational. 玛丽能够保持头脑清醒理智，因而迅速做出反应。 rationally It can be very hard to think rationally when you're feeling so vulnerable and alone. 人在脆弱和孤独的时候很难理智地思考。 rationality We live in an era of rationality. 我们生活在理性的时代。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]理性的；理智的 A rational person is someone who is sensible and is able to make decisions based on intelligent thinking rather than on emotion. Did he come across as a sane rational person?... 他看起来是一个正常而理智的人吗？ Rachel looked calmer and more rational now. 雷切尔现在看上去更加平静、更加理智了。

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