The rationale for a course of action, practice, or belief is the set of reasons on which it is based.
例句
However, the rationale for such initiatives is not, of course, solely economic...然而,这种提议的根据当然并不仅仅是经济方面的。The rationale of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel is inevitably being questioned.对核废料进行再加工的理由不可避免地受到了质疑。
英汉词典释义
n.
基本原理;根本原因
The plan was criticized for its lack of rationale.该计划因缺乏根据而遭到批评。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature);
"the rationale for capital punishment""the principles of internal-combustion engines"