我推想他沒有來是因為他的老爺車又拋錨了。

如果頂釘調整不當，可能使鑄件報廢。

你為什么不愿聽從道理?

他們的理智的基礎并不牢固。

告訴我為何他拒絕聽從我的勸告。

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reason n 1 [C, U] ~ (for sth/doing sth); ~ (to do sth); ~ (why.../that...) (fact put forward as or serving as the) cause of, motive for or justification for sth 原因; 動機; 理由 for one/some reason or other 由於某種原因 have adequate/sufficient reason for doing sth 有充分的[足夠的]理由做某事 all the more reason for doing/to do sth 做某事的更為充足的理由 Give me your reasons for going/the reasons foryour going. 告訴我你去的動機. There is/We have (good) reason to believe that he is lying. 有[我們有]（充分的）理由認為他說謊. Is there any (particular) reason why you can't come? 你有什麼（特殊的）原因不能來? The reason why I'm late is that/because I missed the bus. 我遲到的原因是沒趕上公共汽車. My reason is that the cost will be too high. 我的理由是費用太高. We aren't going, for the simple reason that we can't afford it. 我們不去, 原因很簡單: 我們負擔不起. She complained, with reason (ie rightly), that she had been underpaid. 她抱怨她工資一直很低, 這也不無道理. =>Usage 見所附用法. 2 [U] power of the mind to think, understand, form opinions, etc 思考、 理解、 推想等的能力; 理性 Only man has reason. 只有人類才有理性. 3 one's/sb's reason [sing] one's/sb's sanity 自己的[某人的]理智 lose one's reason/senses, ie go mad 失去理智（即發瘋） We feared for her reason, ie were afraid that she might go mad. 我們擔心她可能失去理智. 4 [U] what is right or practical or possible; common sense or judgement 道理; 情理; 明智; 常識; 常理 see/listen to/hear/be open to (ie be prepared to accept) reason 講道理（服理） There's a good deal of reason in what you say. 你的話很有道理. 5 (idm 習語) be,yond/,past all `reason not reasonable or acceptable 不合道理的; 無法接受的 Her outrageous remarks were/went beyond all reason. 她那些無禮的話全無道理. ,bring sb to `reason; ,make sb see `reason make sb stop acting foolishly, resisting uselessly, etc 使某人停止愚蠢的舉動、 無謂的抵抗等. by reason of sth (fml 文) because of sth 因為或由於某事物 He was excused by reason of his age. 他因年高而獲宥. for reasons/some reason best known to one`self (esp joc 尤作戲謔語) for reasons that are hard for others to understand or discover 出於惟本人才知道的原因 For reasons best known to himself, he drinks tea from a beer glass. 誰都猜不透他為什麼要用啤酒杯子喝茶. (do anything) in/within `reason sensible or reasonable 理智的; 合理的 I'll do anything within reason to earn my living. 為了謀生, 只要是正當的事我什麼事都做. lose all reason => lose. rhyme or reason => rhyme n. it/that ,stands to `reason it/that is obvious to everyone 這是人人都清楚的 It stands to reason that nobody will work without pay. 做工作不能白做, 這是明擺著的事. reason, NOTE ON USAGE 用法 A cause (of something) is what makes something happen *cause指事物發生的原因 The police are investigating the cause of the explosion. 警方正在調查爆炸的原因. The causes of the First World War. 第一次世界大戰的起因. Reason (for something) has a wider use. *reason一詞用法較廣. It can be the explanation that people give for why something is done 可用以解釋做某事的原因或理由 What was the reason for his resignation? ? She didn't give any reasons for leaving. 她未做任何解釋就走了. Reason, justification and cause (for something) can indicate that the explanation is acceptable to people in general, or reasonable *reason...

再（re）生一個（a）兒子(son)， 理由是第一個兒子夭折了

*['ri:zn]n. 理由, 原因, 理智, 道理, 前提, 理性vt. 說服, 推論, 辯論vi. 推論, 勸說, 思考【法】 理由, 原因, 道理; 推理, 推想, 思考相關詞組: bring sb to reason reason with sb for reason with sb against as reason was by reason of by reason that for no other reason than that out of all reason with reason without reason It stands to reason that...

理由，原因，推理