rationale

US [ˌræʃəˈnæl]
UK [ˌræʃəˈnɑːl]
  • n.基本原理；根本原因
  • Web理论基础；理由；基本理由
Plural Form：rationales  

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rationale
n.
1.
~ (behind/for/of sth)
基本原理；根本原因the principles or reasons which explain a particular decision, course of action, belief, etc.
What is the rationale behind these new exams?
这些新考试的理论依据是什么？

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1.
'A good speech is often a fine balance of platitudes, rationale, key points, and so many things.
一篇好的演讲稿经常是既有陈词滥调和理论基础，又有重要观点和很多其它内容，并将各部分所占比例拿捏得恰到好处。
yī piān hǎo de yǎn jiǎng gǎo jīng cháng shì jì yǒu chén cí làn diào hé lǐ lùn jī chǔ , yòu yǒu zhòng yào guān diǎn hé hěn duō qí tā nèi róng , bìng jiāng gè bù fen suǒ zhàn bǐ lì ná niē de qià dào hǎo chù 。
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2.
By understanding the architects rationale, we ll be better able to understand the changes themselves.
理解了设计师们的设计基本原理，我们就可以更好地去理解那些改变。
lǐ jiě le shè jì shī men de shè jì jī běn yuán lǐ , wǒ men jiù kě yǐ gèng hǎo de qù lǐ jiě nà xiē gǎi biàn 。
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3.
But again, there seems to be no rationale to confront this by capping surpluses at a certain percentage of GDP.
但同样，靠把盈余限制在GDP的一定比例上来对抗这点似乎毫无道理。
dàn tóng yàng , kào bǎ yíng yú xiàn zhì zài GDP de yí dìng bǐ lì shàng lái duì kàng zhè diǎn sì hū háo wú dào lǐ 。
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4.
The original rationale for all this was the supposed need to protect the long coastlines of the Americas from foreign attack.
所有这一切最早提出的基本理由，就是假想中的保卫美洲漫长海岸线不受外来攻击的需要。
suǒ yǒu zhè yí qiè zuì zǎo tí chū de jī běn lǐ yóu , jiù shì jiǎ xiǎng zhōng de bǎo wèi měi zhōu màn cháng hǎi àn xiàn bù shòu wài lái gōng jī de xū yào 。
5.
The rationale behind this common-sense theory was straightforward: At least I did all that I could possibly do.
这个理论看起来直截了当：至少我自己会做尽最大可能的事。
zhè ge lǐ lùn kàn qǐ lái zhí jié liǎo dàng : zhì shǎo wǒ zì jǐ huì zuò jìn zuì dà kě néng de shì 。
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6.
Give people the rationale for change, laying it out in the clearest, most dramatic terms.
给人们变化的理论基础，放置它在最清楚，多数戏剧时期上。
gěi rén men biàn huà de lǐ lùn jī chǔ , fàng zhì tā zài zuì qīng chǔ , duō shù xì jù shí qī shàng 。
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7.
There was no rationale to it, but the land was poisoned with radiation!
这可没法解释，但这片土地已经受到了辐射。
zhè kě méi fǎ jiě shì , dàn zhè piàn tǔ dì yǐ jīng shòu dào le fú shè 。
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8.
With the use case specification as testimony, it became easy to see the rationale for adjusting the initial estimation.
将用例配置当作证明，查看调整初始估算后的合理性变得容易起来。
jiāng yòng lì pèi zhì dāng zuò zhèng míng , chá kàn tiáo zhěng chū shǐ gū suàn hòu de hé lǐ xìng biàn de róng yì qǐ lái 。
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9.
Rationale: Acidification of the airways seems to be involved in asthma pathophysiology, but its assessment might be difficult.
背景：气道酸化似乎涉及到哮喘的病理生理改变，但是评估可能很困难。
bèi jǐng : qì dào suān huà sì hū shè jí dào xiào chuǎn de bìng lǐ shēng lǐ gǎi biàn , dàn shì píng gū kě néng hěn kùn nan 。
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"I don't really have a rationale for that, " he said. "It's a different style of interacting with the public and the media. "
“我对此并没有什么想法，”他说，“毕竟与公众联动和与媒体联动是不同的。”
" wǒ duì cǐ bìng méi yǒu shén me xiǎng fǎ , " tā shuō , " bì jìng yǔ gōng zhòng lián dòng hé yǔ méi tǐ lián dòng shì bù tóng de 。 "
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