| 单词 | raison d'être |
| 释义 | raison d'être[ rey-zohn -de-truh; French re-zawn -de-truh ] / ˈreɪ zoʊn ˈdɛ trə; French rɛ zɔ̃ ˈdɛ trə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR raison d'être ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural rai·sons d'ê·tre [rey-zohnz -de-truh; French re-zawn -de-truh]. /ˈreɪ zoʊnz ˈdɛ trə; French rɛ zɔ̃ ˈdɛ trə/.reason or justification for being or existence: Art is the artist's raison d'être. Origin of raison d'êtreBorrowed into English from French around 1865–70 Words nearby raison d'êtreraisin, raising, raising plate, Raisin River, raison d'état, raison d'être, raisonneur, raita, raj, Rajab, rajah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for raison d'êtreraison d'être / French (rɛzɔ̃ dɛtrə) / noun plural raisons d'être (rɛzɔ̃ dɛtrə)reason or justification for existence Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for raison d'êtreraison d'être [ (ray-zohnn det-ruh) ] A basic, essential purpose; a reason to exist: “Professor Naylor argues that in the nuclear age, infantry forces have lost their raison d'être.” From French, meaning “reason for being.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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