rationale

Word family  noun rationality ≠ irrationality rationale rationalism rationalist rationalization adjective rational ≠ irrational rationalist verb rationalize adverb rationally ≠ irrationally

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ra·tio·nale /ˌræʃəˈnɑːl $ -ˈnæl/ ●○○ noun [countable usually singular]  formalREASON the reasons for a decision, belief etc 〔决定、信念等的〕理由，依据rationale behind/for/of The rationale behind the changes is not at all evident. 根本看不出这些变革依据何在。 The rationale for using this teaching method is to encourage student confidence. 采用这种教学方法的理由是要激发学生的自信心。► see thesaurus at reason

Examples from the Corpus

rationale• These arguments suggest that it may be possible to provide a rationale for an industrial policy to subsidize sunrise industries.• It provides the leaders of an organization with a convenient rationale for their hidebound maintenance-oriented policies.• The political rationale is not clear.• To adopt an approach akin to that used in the United States would be fundamentally to alter the rationale for judicial review.• The recommendations of Project 2000 should be read in full in order to appreciate the rationale behind them.• While the number of levels has endured, the rationale turned out to be unsustainable.• In the document he explains the rationale for his plan to build a car for the African market.• Paul also rejected the rationale of both the offender and the offended.• If you do not understand the rationale behind any action you are asked to take, be sure to find out.• The rationale for engagement is different in each case.rationale behind/for/of• High-performing enterprises maximize as a means of achieving eventual success, then position this success as a rationale for system-wide change.• An unjust delay becomes another rationale for injustice.• The lawsuit also noted that the official rationale for raising the dam was flood control, not providing more water.• We first provide a positive rationale for considering state ownership, by examining its advantages.• This background provides the rationale of naturopathy, or nature cure, and other sensible, healthy dietary regimes.• Extension of the individual freedom of conscience decisions to business corporations strains the rationale of these cases to the breaking point.• One might well ask how important the element of criminal damage is to the rationale of the aggravated offence.• The rationale for this approach is that there are few suffixes relative to words.From Longman Business Dictionaryrationalera‧tion‧ale /ˌræʃəˈnɑːl-ˈnæl/ noun the rationale the set of reasons that a decision or belief is based onThe chairman began by explaining the rationale behind the company’s decision to expand its business in Asia.Origin rationale (1600-1700) Modern Latin Latin rationalis; → RATIONAL

ra·tio·nale nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus Business the for a belief decision, reasons

rationale
ra‧tio‧nale /ˌræʃəˈnɑːl $ -ˈnæl/ noun [countable usually singular]formal the reasons for a decision, belief etc
    rationale behind/for/of
    The rationale behind the changes is not at all evident.
    The rationale for using this teaching method is to encourage student confidence.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ reason why something happens, or why someone does something: What was the reason for the delay? | I don’t know the reason why he left his last job.
   ▪ explanation a set of reasons that helps you to understand why something happens, especially when it seems difficult to understand: There are various possible explanations for climate change. | Is there any explanation for his behavior?
   ▪ motive a reason that makes someone decide to do something – often used about crimes: Police say that there is no obvious motive for the attack.
   ▪ justification a good reason for doing something that seems wrong: There is never any justification for torture or abuse. | They try to use the situation in the Middle East as a justification for killing innocent civilians. | There’s no justification for this type of behaviour.
   ▪ grounds a reason that makes it right or fair to do something, especially according to legal, official, or moral rules: The court will decide if she has grounds for divorce. | They claim the war is justified on moral grounds (=because of moral reasons).
   ▪ basis the main ideas or reasons on which something is based: The doctor makes his decisions purely on the basis of clinical observation. | What do you think is the basis for this advice?
   ▪ rationale /ˌræʃəˈnɑːl $ -ˈnæl/ formal a set of reasons that are used to explain why someone does something in a particular way: the rationale behind the government’s economic reforms | This chapter explains the nature of yearly plans, and provides a rationale for their use.

ra·tion·aleBrE /ˌræʃəˈnɑːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌræʃəˈnæl/ 🔊 noun~ (behind/for/of sth) (formal) the principles or reasons which explain a particular decision, course of action, belief, etc. 基本原理；根本原因 SYN reason ◆What is the rationale behind these new exams? 这些新考试的理论依据是什么？🔊🔊