单词 | well-reasoned |
释义 | well-reasonedadj. Based on or characterized by sound reasoning; logical, coherent. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > [adjective] > marked by reason, well-reasoned reasonablea1387 coherent1580 sharp1580 firm1600 sober1651 well-reasoned1661 close1670 serried1899 1661 G. Havers tr. M. de Scudéry Clelia V. iii. 202 What you say is so well reason'd [Fr. bien dit] (answer'd the sage Soothsayer) that I doubt not but you will always be as happy as you deserve to be. 1715 J. Delacoste tr. H. Boerhaave Aphorisms 4 The true and well reasoned rules of the Art of Physick. 1778 E. Apthorp Excellence Liturgy Church of Eng. 21 An eloquent and well-reasoned Sermon this text. 1834 J. S. Mill in Monthly Repos. 8 593 Lord Brougham..delivered a firm, steady, and well-reasoned opinion. 1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue ix. 457 A well-reasoned book. 1953 H. Macmillan Diary 22 Oct. (2003) 270 Oliver Lyttelton opened the debate on British Guiana with a fine and well-reasoned speech. 2007 A. Colby et al. Educating for Democracy viii. 157 To develop deliberative skills, students need to learn the basics of what counts as a well-reasoned argument. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1661 |
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