rationale

英 [ˌræʃəˈnɑːl]

美 [ˌræʃəˈnæl]

n.  基本原理; 根本原因

复数：rationales　

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牛津词典

noun

• 基本原理；根本原因
  the principles or reasons which explain a particular decision, course of action, belief, etc.
  1. What is the rationale behind these new exams?
     这些新测试的理论依据是什么？

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 基本理论；理论基础；合理性的根据
  Therationalefor a course of action, practice, or belief is the set of reasons on which it is based.
  1. However, the rationale for such initiatives is not, of course, solely economic...
     然而，这种提议的根据当然并不仅仅是经济方面的。
  2. The rationale of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel is inevitably being questioned.
     对核废料进行再加工的理由不可避免地受到了质疑。

英英释义

noun

• (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
  1. the rationale for capital punishment
  2. the principles of internal-combustion engines
  Synonym:principle

双语例句

• Design rationale for software design and maintenance
  软件设计和维护的设计原理
• The rationale of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel is inevitably being questioned.
  对核废料进行再加工的理由不可避免地受到了质疑。
• Slashing costs is not the main rationale for this deal, however.
  不过，削减成本并不是这宗交易背后的主要动机。
• The interplay between the belief structure and the external environment shaped the immediate policies and choices and provided a rationale to support them.
  信仰结构和外部环境的相互作用形成的直接政策和选择，并提供了一个基本原理去支持他们。
• But even if he had found some exploitable anomaly in the financial system, his rationale was flawed.
  但即使他真的发现了一些金融体系中的可利用的异常因素，他的理论基础是有瑕疵的。
• The rationale of direct foreign investment has changed.
  国外直接投资的基本原理起了变化。
• Brief description and the supporting rationale for the solutions for the processes of repair.
  维修过程解决方案的简单描述和基本支持理论。
• This has provided a rationale to more thorough go into village and small town system plan.
  这为更深进的研究村镇体系规划提供了理论基础。
• This guidance discusses the rationale for customizing RUP for System z.
  此指南讨论了定制RUPforSystemz的基本原理。
• This section explains the rationale behind the creation of RUP for System z.
  本章阐述了创建RUPforSystemz背后的基本原理。