单词 | reasoned |
释义 | reasonedrea‧soned /ˈriːzənd/ adjective [only before noun] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorideas that are logical► logical Collocations ideas, decisions etc that are logical are based on a series of facts or ideas connected in a correct and intelligent way: · Your essay ought to take the form of a logical argument.· There is no logical reason for teaching boys and girls separately.take something to its logical conclusion: · If you took the anti-war arguments to their logical conclusion, you would destroy all weapons.it is logical to do something: · If they did not leave until yesterday, then it is logical to assume that they will arrive some time tomorrow. ► sound reasons, ideas, advice etc that are sound are logical and sensible, and it is easy to agree with them or believe that they are right: · The company offers sound financial advice to individuals and businesses.· Is recycling glass a sound idea?· There is no sound reason for the closure of this factory. ► make sense an idea, decision or plan that makes sense is logical and easy to understand: · His arguments seem to make sense.it makes sense for something to happen: · It would make sense for the parents to be involved in this discussion. ► rational a way of thinking, explanation, idea etc that is rational is very logical and is based on clear practical or scientific reasons, rather than on your feelings or wishes: · We're looking for someone with a rational approach to dealing with problems.· There must be some rational explanation for this apparently bizarre phenomenon.· There appears to be no rational motive for the attack. ► reasonable something that is reasonable seems to be logical and likely to be true because of what you know of the situation: · It is a reasonable assumption that she knew him well, as she had the keys to his house.· Given that the patient smokes 50 cigarettes a day, it would be reasonable to assume there is some lung damage. ► reasoned a reasoned way of thinking about something is logical and has been thought about very carefully: · We must have an informed and reasoned debate of the moral issues involved.· It became clear that calm, reasoned arguments were not working in this volatile situation. ► well-thought-out a well-thought-out plan or way of doing something is carefully and logically planned: · Before we can apply for funding, we must have strong, well-thought-out proposals.· a well-thought-out strategy ► coherent words, thoughts or ideas that are coherent are arranged in an order that makes them easy to understand: · He couldn't give a coherent account of what he'd been doing that night.· His book contains a coherent argument in favour of economic change. ► hang together informal if a piece of writing or an explanation hangs together , it is easy to understand because its parts are connected in a way that seems natural and logical: · Her story doesn't hang together very well. ► add up informal if a set of facts add up , they are logically connected so they provide a reasonable explanation of a situation: · I can see now that George was planning this all along - it all adds up. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► argument Word family· The lawyer advocates formal legal propositions which he supports with reasoned arguments.· The reader should be able to confirm the direction of the shifts either graphically or by reasoned argument.· It was not worth presenting reasoned arguments to Mrs Harper.· It was not a place for reasoned argument and Alec Davidson did not press his point further.· It has shown the importance of children's previous experience of exploratory discussion and reasoned argument.· In doing so, they replace debate with assertion, and pull an essay away from patterns of reasoned argument.· All those rules which constitute natural justice are related directly or indirectly to the idea of presenting proofs and reasoned argument. WORD FAMILYnounreasonreasoningreasonablenessadjectivereasonable ≠ unreasonablereasonedverbreasonadverbreasonably ≠ unreasonably based on careful thought, and therefore sensible SYN logical: reasoned argument |
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