Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #310
reason
原因；起因
核心释义
A cause of an event or situation.
- 1.
原因
A cause:
- 2.
墙顶板
A wall plate.
- 3.
信念或行动的理性动机
a rational motive for a belief or action
- 4.
理性思维(或思维能力)；概念、判断、推理和直觉等认知能力的总和。
Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- 5.
对某种现象原因的解释
an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
- 6.
理性思考、推理或辨别能力
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
解释；说明；理由；动机；理性；理智；思维能力；墙垫板；承梁板；原因
用法In use
What is the reason for your decision?
用法提示：reason 在此表示‘理由、动机’，是名词，询问行为的理性动机。
There are several reasons why we should leave early.
用法提示：reasons 是 reason 的复数形式，表示‘原因、解释’，列举多个原因。
Use your reason to solve the problem.
用法提示：reason 在此表示‘理性思考能力’，是不可数名词。
the reason that war was declared
the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly
we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- main reason
- 主要原因
- The main reason for the delay was the weather.延误的主要原因是天气。
- reason for
- …的原因
- There is no reason for concern.没有担心的理由。
- reason why
- …的原因
- I don't know the reason why he left.我不知道他离开的原因。
- by reason of
- 由于，因为
- He was excused by reason of his age.他因为年龄原因被免除了。
- stand to reason
- 合乎道理
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆解为re（重复）和son（儿子），重复给儿子讲道理，即理由与理性。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：argumentation、explanation、reasoning reason作为名词表示理由或原因时，注册为中性的，广泛适用于日常对话、书面论述和学术语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
表示'理性'时不可数，表示'原因'时可数
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'season' and 'treason' rhyme with 'reason' (same stressed vowel /iː/ and ending /zən/). Other words ending in '-son' like 'poison', 'prison', 'dozen', 'cousin' have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
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