单词 | reasoned |
释义 | reasoned (once / 1164 pages) adj Anything that's sensible or thoughtful can be described as reasoned. A reasoned decision about which candidate to vote for requires some research and careful thought. You probably assume that most rulings made by judges are reasoned — they're logical and intelligent. If you have a friend who tends to act in an irrational or foolish way when he's upset, you also assume that in certain circumstances his decisions won't be reasoned. The adjective reasoned comes from reason, from the Old French raisoner, "speak, discuss, or argue." WORD FAMILYreason: reasonable, reasoned, reasoner, reasoning, reasonless, reasons, unreason+/reasonable: reasonableness, reasonabler, reasonablest, reasonably/reasoner: reasoners/reasoning: reasoningly, reasonings, unreasoning/unreason: unreasonable, unreasons/unreasonable: unreasonably/unreasoning: unreasoningly USAGE EXAMPLESAnd it’s how reality-distorting propaganda undermines the reasoned deliberation that is so essential to democracy. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) He reasoned that the FBI shouldn’t be seen as injecting itself into politics so close to an election. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) The UN director of outreach, a Mr Maher Nasser, reasoned: “There is a Wonder Woman in every woman.” The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) adj logically valid Syn sound, well-grounded valid well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force |
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