单词	raison d'être
释义	raison d'être /ˌreɪzɒ̃ ˈdɛtrə / /ʀɛzɔ̃ dɛtʀ/ noun (plural raisons d'être pronounced same) The most important reason or purpose for someone or something’s existence: seeking to shock is the catwalk’s raison d'être... After all, is this not its entire raison d'être, in contrast to the anarchy of capitalism? In the former, the raison d'être of most experiments appears to be the elucidation of points of purely scientific interest. We started with the real raison d'être for our armed forces. Origin French, literally 'reason for being'. Rhymes belles-lettres, Petra, tetra
随便看	half-cut half-day half-dead half-deck half-decked half dollar half-done half-door half-dozen half-duplex half fare half-finished half-g half gainer half-grown half-handle half-hardy half-hearted half-heartedly half-heartedness half hitch half holiday half-hose half hour half-hourly

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