单词	raison d'être
释义	raison d'être noun rai·​son d'être ˌrā-ˌzōⁿ-ˈde-trə  -ˈdetrᵊ variants or less commonly raison d'etre plural raisons d'être also raisons d'etre ˌrā-ˌzōⁿz-ˈde-trə  -ˈdetrᵊ : reason or justification for existence Example Sentences Art is his raison d'être. Recent Examples on the Web Finally, fascist states are prone to wars, because members of the secret police and generals, whose raison d'etre is violence, are overrepresented in the ruling elite. Alexander Motyl, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2022 The disproportionate burden borne by the disadvantaged is the raison d'etre of his foundation. Annie Brown, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021 Now the group has been joined by Noam -- a religious party that's main raison d'etre seems to be homophobia. Sam Kiley, CNN, 22 Feb. 2021 The Environmental Protection Agency's entire raison d'etre, for instance, is safeguarding the environment. Samuel Gregg, Star Tribune, 27 Jan. 2021 Best of Beauty is Allure's north star, our our raison d'etre, our Super Bowl. Allure Editors, Allure, 18 Sep. 2020 His wife, six children, their spouses, and his fifteen grandchildren were his raison d'etre. courant.com, 22 June 2019 Their latest venture is the boy band known as NCT, which seemingly has no boundaries and will result in multiple sub-groups, each with their own distinct raison d'etre. Tamar Herman, Billboard, 4 July 2018 This is yet another example of why this is an amazing time to be following the launch industry and the raison d'etre for this newsletter. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 June 2018 See More Word History Etymology French First Known Use 1864, in the meaning defined above
随便看	set one's heart on set one's house in order set one's mind to set one's mind to something set one's own house in order set one's sights on set one's teeth on edge set oneself against set oneself up as set oneself up as something set out set pattern set pen to paper set piece set pieces set pin set point set pot set priorities set right set sail set sample set shot set someone right set someone straight

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