rational

adjective

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈræʃnəl/

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(of behaviour, ideas, etc.) based on reason rather than emotions
- a rational argument/choice/decision
- rational analysis/thought
- There is no rational explanation for his actions.
Extra Examples
- It all seemed quite rational to me.
- With children working from the age of ten, large families were economically rational.
- In some ways their behaviour is perfectly rational.
- She seems incapable of making a rational decision.
- We need to present them with a rational argument.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
adverb
- highly
- very
- completely
- …
preposition
- about
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(of a person) able to think clearly and make decisions based on reason rather than emotions synonym reasonable
- No rational person would ever behave like that.
- Try to be rational about it.
- Humans are essentially rational beings.
- She said that she had not been fully rational when she signed the form.
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
adverb
- highly
- very
- completely
- …
preposition
- about
See full entry

opposite irrational

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘having the ability to reason’): from Latin rationalis, from ratio(n-) ‘reckoning, reason’, from rat- ‘reckoned’, from the verb reri.

单词	rational
释义	rational adjective OPAL WOPAL S /ˈræʃnəl/ /ˈræʃnəl/ jump to other results (of behaviour, ideas, etc.) based on reason rather than emotions a rational argument/choice/decision rational analysis/thought There is no rational explanation for his actions. Extra Examples It all seemed quite rational to me. With children working from the age of ten, large families were economically rational. In some ways their behaviour is perfectly rational. She seems incapable of making a rational decision. We need to present them with a rational argument. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem adverb highly very completely … preposition about See full entry (of a person) able to think clearly and make decisions based on reason rather than emotions synonym reasonable No rational person would ever behave like that. Try to be rational about it. Humans are essentially rational beings. She said that she had not been fully rational when she signed the form. Topics Personal qualitiesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem adverb highly very completely … preposition about See full entry opposite irrational Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘having the ability to reason’): from Latin rationalis, from ratio(n-) ‘reckoning, reason’, from rat- ‘reckoned’, from the verb reri.
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