Lý do, lẽ

by reason of

do bởi

the reason for my absence

lý do tôi vắng mặt

for the some reason

cũng vì lẽ ấy

Lý trí, lý tính

only man has reason

chỉ có con người mới có lý trí

Lẽ phải, lý, sự vừa phải

to listen to reason; to hear reason

nghe theo lẽ phải

to bring a person to reason

làm cho người nào thấy được lẽ phải

there is reason in what you say

anh nói có lý

light of reason

ánh sáng của lẽ phải

without rhyme or reason

vô lý

to do something in reason

làm gì có mức độ vừa phải

Sự suy luận, suy lý, lý luận

to reason on (about) at subject

suy luận về một vấn đề

Tranh luận, cãi lý, cãi lẽ

to reason with someone

tranh luận với ai, cãi lý với ai

Dùng lý lẽ để thuyết phục

to reason someone into doing something

dùng lý lẽ để thuyết phục ai làm gì

( + out) suy ra, luận ra, nghĩ ra

to reason out the answers to a question

suy ra câu trả lời của câu hỏi

Trình bày mạch lạc, trình bày với lý lẽ

lý do

lý luận

nguyên nhân

N.

Justification, argument, case, explanation, rationale,ground(s), pretext, vindication, defence, why (and wherefore),Literary apologia, apology: What reason did they give forconfiscating our luggage?

Judgement, common sense,intelligence, sanity, sense(s), saneness, insight, perspicacity,percipience, understanding, rationality, reasoning, mind,intellect: He must have lost his reason to accuse you ofembezzlement.

Purpose, aim, intention, object, objective,goal, motive, end, point: His reason for leaving now is to beon time for the curtain.

Excuse, rationalization: Ignoranceof the law is not an accepted reason for breaking it.

Byreason of. because of, on account of, owing to, by virtue of, asa result of; due to: He was declared unfit to stand trial byreason of insanity.

Within or in reason. reasonable,sensible, justifiable, rational, fitting, proper, acceptable:We will consider any offer for the house that is within reason.

V.

Think, conclude, calculate, reckon, estimate, figure(out), work out, deduce, act or think rationally or logically,ratiocinate, use (one's) judgement or common sense, use (one's)head, put two and two together: I reasoned that she would bearriving at the station at that very moment. Roy certainlyhasn't lost his powers of reasoning. 8 reason with. argue with,remonstrate with, debate with, discuss with, talk over with,plead with, convince; persuade, dissuade, urge, prevail upon:George is very stubborn and can't be reasoned with.

N. & v.

N.

A motive, cause, or justification (has goodreasons for doing this; there is no reason to be angry).

Afact adduced or serving as this (I can give you my reasons).

The intellectual faculty by which conclusions are drawn frompremisses.

Sanity (has lost his reason).

Logic a premissof a syllogism, esp. a minor premiss when given after theconclusion.

A faculty transcending the understanding andproviding a priori principles; intuition.

Sense; sensibleconduct; what is right or practical or practicable; moderation.

V.

Intr. form or try to reach conclusions by connectedthought.

Intr. (foll. by with) use an argument (with aperson) by way of persuasion.

Tr. (foll. by that + clause)conclude or assert in argument.

Tr. (foll. by why, whether,what + clause) discuss; ask oneself.

Tr. (foll. by into, outof) persuade or move by argument (I reasoned them out of theirfears).

Tr. (foll. by out) think or work out (consequencesetc.).

Tr. (often as reasoned adj.) express in logical orargumentative form.

Tr. embody reason in (an amendment etc.).

Reasoner n. reasoningn. reasonless adj. [ME f. OF reisun, res(o)un, raisoner, ult.f. L ratio -onis f. reri rat- consider]