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单词 rationalization
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rationalization
noun[CorU]
(UKusuallyrationalisation)
uk
/ˌræʃ.ən.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌræʃ.ən.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/

rationalizationnoun[C or U](FINDING REASONS)

anattempttofindreasonsforbehaviour,decisions, etc.,especiallyyourown:
合理解释，理性解释
This is just aconvenientrationalization for something youwantedto doanyway.这只是为你决意要做的事情找个方便的解释罢了。
Entitlement mayincluderationalization ofnegativebehaviour.权利可包括消极行为的合理化。
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  • Inspiteof my rationalization of herbehaviour, she didsucceedinshamingme.
  • Avoidself-servingrationalizations aboutquestionablebehaviour.
  • The rationalizationsminimizingthisrealityandtheirdangersshould bereconsideredandarguedmorethoughtfully.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Reasons and explanations
  • alibi
  • amplification
  • apology
  • argumentation
  • ascribesomethingtosomething
  • ascription
  • ascriptive
  • case
  • definition
  • explication
  • exposition
  • extenuating
  • extenuation
  • flack
  • idea
  • key
  • reason
  • talk
  • warrant
  • wherefores
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rationalizationnoun[C or U](MAKING EFFECTIVE)

theprocessof making acompany, way ofworking, etc. moreeffective, usually bycombiningorstoppingparticularactivities:
优化；精简；合理化
Wefeelthe rationalization ofmanufacturinganddistributionunder asinglemanagementisoverdue.我们认为，在统一管理下的制造和分销的优化是早该进行的。
Fiercecompetitionamonglargenumbersoffirmshinderedmodernizationand rationalization of theindustry.大量企业之间的激烈竞争阻碍了该行业的现代化和合理化。
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  • Thegapbetweenskilledandunskilledhasdecreased, as aresultofcapitalistrationalization.
  • After aperiodof rationalisation we are now in goodshapeto takeadvantageofimprovingmarkets.
  • They had plenty ofexperienceof Landless'squiteruthlessindustrialrationalisationprogrammes.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Managing and organizing
  • admin
  • administer
  • administration
  • anti-bureaucracy
  • bronze command
  • fixsomethingup
  • fixer
  • get up
  • getyouract togetheridiom
  • gold command
  • marshal
  • mobilize
  • mount
  • paperwork
  • party planner
  • party planning
  • project-manage
  • rationalize
  • recentralization
  • scrum
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(Definition ofrationalizationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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The possibilities ofrationalizationand acquiescence exist when self-reports of personal feelings are elicited by an interviewer or selfcompletion questionnaire.
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Behind global economicrationalizationis an emphasis on libertarian freedom and efficiency, not equality or democracy.
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However, thisrationalizationfor the lack of behavioural alterations in infected grass shrimps needs further experimentation.
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Although institutionalrationalizationhas included both intersectoral and decentralized authorities, many institutions are still weak.
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Or beliefs about consequences may only be rationalizations of preferred levels.
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Although such a scheme may not inducerationalizationof waste generation, collection costs are low and effective, and the concessionaire is encouraged to operate efficiently.
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A large body of literature has sought to provide arationalizationof this assumption consistent with the theory of rational choice.
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We can equally dismiss a posteriori rationalizations of design intent as self-serving, and atomistic efforts to include intent as overly strong representation.
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This article will argue that the adoption of the dollar as a distinctive denomination was not simply a matter of financialrationalization.
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We could not find any obviousrationalizationfor this result.
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I doubt many parents would find satisfaction in such tepid rationalizations.
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Both countries' governments made efforts to promoterationalizationin the 1920s.
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This example is based on the experiences of the human code designer and hisrationalizationof beliefs and trust thresholds.
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The process ofrationalizationis one of several defense mechanisms against the consequences of guilty thought and feelings having been repressed into the unconscious.
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Combined with family politics, this meant that the unprecedented growth of bureaucracy in the 1950s was not accompanied by muchrationalization.
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