rationale
noun[CorU]
formaluk/ˌræʃ.əˈnɑːl/us/ˌræʃ.əˈnæl/thereasonsorintentionsthatcauseaparticularset ofbeliefsoractions:
根本原因;基本原理I don'tunderstandthe rationalefortheserestrictions.我无法理解这些限制。
Hetriedtoexplainthescientificrationalebehindhiswork.他尝试解释他工作背后的科学原理。
the cause of something
- reasonI frankly don’t understand the reason for the delay.
- causeInvestigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire.
- rootWe need to get to the root of her problems.
- motiveThere seems to have been no motive for the murder.
- ground(s)On what grounds was she dismissed?
Motives and reasons
- cause
- causeless
- drive
- first principles
- from a place ofidiom
- ground
- hidden agenda
- impulse
- in the name ofsomethingidiom
- mainspring
- motivation
- motive
- name
- object
- peg
- place
- should
- wherefores
- why