Word · Frequency #8213
rationality
合理性；理性
核心释义
the quality of being based on or agreeable to reason; reasonableness
- 1.
理性的性质或状态；恰当运用理性；合理性
The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.
- 2.
具有良好判断力和合理判断的状态
the state of having good sense and sound judgment
- 3.
客观考虑
Objective consideration.
- 4.
合乎逻辑或基于逻辑的性质
the quality of being consistent with or based on logic
理性的性质或状态；恰当运用理性；合理性；具有良好判断力和合理判断的状态；客观考虑；合乎逻辑或基于逻辑的性质；合理性
用法In use
In a crisis, it is important to maintain rationality instead of giving in to panic.
用法提示：名词，指冷静、明智的思考状态。
The committee questioned the rationality of the proposal, given its high cost.
用法提示：名词，指符合逻辑和常理的性质。
His decision to invest was based on rationality, not emotion.
用法提示：名词，指运用理智而非感情做判断。
his rationality may have been impaired
the rationality of something
We must examine the rationality of the decision.
我们必须审视这个决定的合理性。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bounded rationality
- 有限理性
- Her decision was based on bounded rationality due to incomplete information.由于信息不完整，她的决定基于有限理性。
- economic rationality
- 经济理性
- Economic rationality assumes that individuals maximize their utility.经济理性假设个人最大化其效用。
- human rationality
- 人类理性
- The study questions the limits of human rationality in decision-making.这项研究质疑人类理性在决策中的局限性。
- rationality of science
- 科学的合理性
- The rationality of science is often debated among philosophers.科学的合理性在哲学家之间常常被辩论。
- rationality assumption
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆rationality：联想到ratio（比例），理性的人做事讲比例、求合理。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：学术写作、正式讨论、哲学论述 此词通常用于正式或学术场合，在日常口语中较少单独使用，比较常见于论文、辩论或理性思维相关的语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常不可数，但可指具体实例时用复数 'rationalities'。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same final syllable '-ality' pronounced /ˈælɪti/ (with the stressed 'a' sound as in 'cat'). The initial parts vary.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.