reason

US /ˈriː.zən/
UK /ˈriː.zən/
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原因, 理由

a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event

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The reason for his absence was illness.
他缺席的原因是生病了。
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What's your reason for doing that?
你那樣做的原因是什麼？
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理智, 理性

the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments logically

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Humans are capable of complex reason.
人類能夠進行複雜的推理。
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He lost his reason and started shouting.
他失去了理智，開始大喊大叫。
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推理, 講道理

think, understand, and form judgments logically

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He tried to reason with her, but she wouldn't listen.
他試圖和她講道理，但她不聽。
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We need to reason through this problem carefully.
我們需要仔細推敲這個問題。
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