Reasons
强调多条动机、论据或逻辑链条;与 “because” 从句呼应,常用于说明决策、情绪或现象背后的多重因素。
- “Give me three reasons why we should delay the launch.” (给我三个我们应当推迟发布的理由。)
- “There are many reasons people learn a second language.” (人们学习第二语言的原因有很多。)
- “Health reasons forced him to change his diet.” (出于健康原因,他不得不调整饮食。)
“reason” 源自古法语 raison,来自拉丁语 ratio(计算、理性、理由),与 rational 同源。
“reasons” 为 reason + 复数 -s;相关派生如 reasonable(形容词)。
辩论、职场邮件与心理学语境中常见 “reasons vs. excuses” 的区分:前者偏理性依据,后者常带开脱色彩。
- 固定搭配: “for personal reasons” (因个人原因), “within reason” (在合理范围内)
reason 里有“理”,复数 reasons 就是多条“理”排队等你检视。
“She listed her reasons calmly, and the committee agreed the plan needed more data.” (她冷静地列出理由,委员会也认为方案需要更多数据。)