rationalize
英 美['r??n?'la?z]
- vt. 使……合理化；使……有理化；為……找借口
- vi. 實行合理化；作辯解；合理地思考
英英釋意
- 1. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning;
- "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"
- "he rationalized his lack of success"
- 2. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things;
- "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
- 3. structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results;
- "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"
- 4. think rationally; employ logic or reason;
- "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"
- 5. remove irrational quantities from;
- "This function can be rationalized"