单词 | rationalizing |
释义 | > as lemmasˈrationalizing ˈrationalizing n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > [noun] > making rational rationalizing1803 rationalization1846 1803 Brit. Critic 21 327 There is much..that marks the spirit..of the rationalizing Christians. 1865 J. S. Mill Auguste Comte 54 The way to a complete rationalizing of those sciences..has been shown nowhere so successfully as there. 1927 A. Huxley Let. 25 Feb. (1969) 284 I can't see that there's anything to distinguish his rationalizings of religious emotions from those of anyone else. 1971 P. Gresswell Environment 105 Footpaths in some parishes need reorganising and rationalising for today's needs. 1993 Harper's Mag. May 38 I wonder if my mission to..seduce her into loving life isn't all just so much rationalizing claptrap. < as lemmas |
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