英漢辭典

1. n. (名詞 noun)
   1. 道理,情理

   There is reason in what you say.

   你講得有道理.

   out of all reason

   不合理,不對頭(unreasonable)

   beyond [past] (all) reason

   毫無道理,全然無理

   hear [listen to] reason

   服從道理,服理

   see reason

   明白理由[道理]

   speak [talk] reason

   講合乎道理的話.

2. 2. 正常神志,正常的思想,健全的理智;推理力,判斷力;理智

   lose one's reason

   失去理智

   be restored to reason

   恢復理智

3. 3. [哲] 理性

   Only man has reason.

   只有人具有理性

   practical reason

   實踐理性

4. 4. [廢] 公平

   do sb reason.

   公平對待某人.

5. 5. [邏] 論據

6. 6. [邏] 前提尤指小前提



7. vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
   1. 勸喻,說服

   reason oneself into perplexity

   不能自圓其說.

   reason sb down

   說服某人

   reason sb out of his obstinacy

   勸說某人不要固執

   reason sb into compliance [doing his duties]

   勸某人順從[盡義務]

8. 2. 推斷,分析

   reason out a problem

   分析一問題.

9. 3. 討論,論述

10. 4. 論證

11. 5. [古] 用道理辯護[支持]



12. vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
    1. 勸說,理喻

13. 2. [廢] 討論,商談

    I reasoned with him about the plan.

    我同他討論這項計劃.

14. 3. 作邏輯思維,推理,推論,推斷

    reason from false premises

    根據錯誤的前提進行推論.

柯林斯英英辭典

n. (noun)

1. the faculty of rational argument, deduction, judgment, etc

2. sound mind; sanity

3. a cause or motive, as for a belief, action, etc

4. an argument in favour of or a justification for something

5. [Philosophy] the intellect regarded as a source of knowledge, as contrasted with experience

6. [logic] grounds for a belief; a premise of an argument supporting that belief

7. [Usage] The expression the reason is because should be avoided. Instead one should say either this is because or the reason is that

vb

1. [when tr, takes a clause as object] to think logically or draw (logical conclusions) from facts or premises

vi. (intransitive verb)

1. [intr; usually foll by with] to urge or seek to persuade by reasoning

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr; often foll by out] to work out or resolve (a problem) by reasoning

2. [Etymology] C13: from Old French reisun, from Latin ratio reckoning, from reri to think