| 释义 |
ˈrationative, a. rare.
[f. as prec. + -ive.]
That gives or introduces a reason.
1650Weekes Truth's Confl. ii. 54 The first particular in the 11. Verse [For] which is a Rationative Particle. 1656Jeanes Mixt. Schol. Div. 5 An argumentative, or rationative description of the object of feare. a1966‘M. na Gopaleen’ Best of Myles (1968) 195 An issue too imponderable for rationative evaluation. |