英语词汇“to see reason”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

g. to see reason.

(a) To see or understand the grounds, motivation, or justification (why, for, or to do something).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > have motive [verb (intransitive)]

to see reason1582

1582 in Bible (Rheims) John viii. 34 (note) The Reader may see great reason why we also say Amen, Amen, and durst not translate it.

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. ii. 182 If he fight longer then he sees reason, ile forsweare armes.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta iii. 52 To their opinion..I see no reason why I should yeeld my subscription.

1686 E. Halley Let. 22 May in I. Newton Corr. (1960) II. 431 Mr Hook seems to expect you should make some mention of him, in the preface, which, it is possible, you may see reason to præfix.

1730 J. Clarke Ess. Educ. Youth (ed. 2) 154 I never yet saw reason..to believe [etc.].

1788 J. Wesley Let. 6 Mar. (1931) VIII. 43 If you see reason to believe he is truly penitent, we may possibly try him a little longer.

1833 H. Martineau Brooke & Brooke Farm (ed. 3) v. 62 I began this winter by admiring Sir Henry's benevolence..more than I saw reason to do afterwards.

1871 H. Alabaster Wheel of Law 251 I see no particular reason to discredit the Ceylonese tradition.

1928 E. Waugh Decline & Fall i. xii. 132 It has always been a mystery to me why people marry... I can't see the smallest reason for it.

1989 Brit. Jrnl. Philos. Sci. 40 560 He sees no good reason for denying, in principle, that agreement is possible in economics.

(b) To acknowledge what is sensible and wise; to cease behaving unreasonably.

ΚΠ

1629 J. Mabbe tr. C. de Fonseca Deuout Contempl. xix. 329 If he shut his eyes, and wil not see reason, he is more fierce and cruell than all of them put together.

1711 E. Settle City-ramble iii. 40 When your Eyes Are open'd to see Reason, and accept The Offers I have made, you may command Your Prison-Keys.

1813 R. Cumberland Lovers Resol. iv. 422 We quarrell'd, I confess, and well nigh fought; but I saw reason, and for once I was pacified.

1884 Times 6 Oct. 7/4 The House of Lords might depend upon it that if they did not see reason at the eleventh hour the people of England would get a grip at them.

1936 J. C. Downie Galloping Hoofs 108 What we call an outlaw is a horse that will not see reason, refuses to be ridden, and bucks worse each time he is saddled and mounted.

1966 F. Nwapa Efuru xi. 211 He appealed to his wife to see reason, and when it was all in vain, he fell asleep.

2005 Northern Territory News (Austral.) (Nexis) 1 Oct. 11 If the intoxicated patron fails to see reason, the situation may become unpleasant or even dangerous.

单词	to see reason
释义	> as lemmas to see reason g. to see reason. (a) To see or understand the grounds, motivation, or justification (why, for, or to do something). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > have motive [verb (intransitive)] to see reason1582 1582 in Bible (Rheims) John viii. 34 (note) The Reader may see great reason why we also say Amen, Amen, and durst not translate it. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. ii. 182 If he fight longer then he sees reason, ile forsweare armes. View more context for this quotation 1620 T. Venner Via Recta iii. 52 To their opinion..I see no reason why I should yeeld my subscription. 1686 E. Halley Let. 22 May in I. Newton Corr. (1960) II. 431 Mr Hook seems to expect you should make some mention of him, in the preface, which, it is possible, you may see reason to præfix. 1730 J. Clarke Ess. Educ. Youth (ed. 2) 154 I never yet saw reason..to believe [etc.]. 1788 J. Wesley Let. 6 Mar. (1931) VIII. 43 If you see reason to believe he is truly penitent, we may possibly try him a little longer. 1833 H. Martineau Brooke & Brooke Farm (ed. 3) v. 62 I began this winter by admiring Sir Henry's benevolence..more than I saw reason to do afterwards. 1871 H. Alabaster Wheel of Law 251 I see no particular reason to discredit the Ceylonese tradition. 1928 E. Waugh Decline & Fall i. xii. 132 It has always been a mystery to me why people marry... I can't see the smallest reason for it. 1989 Brit. Jrnl. Philos. Sci. 40 560 He sees no good reason for denying, in principle, that agreement is possible in economics. (b) To acknowledge what is sensible and wise; to cease behaving unreasonably. ΚΠ 1629 J. Mabbe tr. C. de Fonseca Deuout Contempl. xix. 329 If he shut his eyes, and wil not see reason, he is more fierce and cruell than all of them put together. 1711 E. Settle City-ramble iii. 40 When your Eyes Are open'd to see Reason, and accept The Offers I have made, you may command Your Prison-Keys. 1813 R. Cumberland Lovers Resol. iv. 422 We quarrell'd, I confess, and well nigh fought; but I saw reason, and for once I was pacified. 1884 Times 6 Oct. 7/4 The House of Lords might depend upon it that if they did not see reason at the eleventh hour the people of England would get a grip at them. 1936 J. C. Downie Galloping Hoofs 108 What we call an outlaw is a horse that will not see reason, refuses to be ridden, and bucks worse each time he is saddled and mounted. 1966 F. Nwapa Efuru xi. 211 He appealed to his wife to see reason, and when it was all in vain, he fell asleep. 2005 Northern Territory News (Austral.) (Nexis) 1 Oct. 11 If the intoxicated patron fails to see reason, the situation may become unpleasant or even dangerous. extracted from reasonn.¹ < as lemmas
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