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rationalization

/ˌræʃənələˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌræʃnəlɪˈzeɪʃən/

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noun

合理化, 自圆其说

The process, or result of rationalizing.

Examples :

"The student's rationalization for failing the test was that the teacher hadn't explained the material clearly enough. "

那个学生为考试不及格辩解的理由是老师没有把材料讲解清楚。(Nàge xuésheng wèi kǎoshì bù jígé biànjiě de lǐyóu shì lǎoshī méiyǒu bǎ cáiliào jiǎngjiě qīngchǔ.)

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noun

He Li Hua, Li You Hua. 合理化，理由化。

A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.

Examples :

"My brother offered a rationalization for his late arrival – he said his bus was delayed. "

我弟弟为他迟到提供了一个理由，说是因为公交车晚点了。

mind philosophy logic statement

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noun

合理化，改组，精简。

A reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency.

Examples :

"The company announced a rationalization of its departments, merging two smaller teams into one larger team to reduce redundancy. "

公司宣布对其部门进行合理化改组，将两个较小的团队合并成一个较大的团队，以减少冗余。

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noun

合理化, 文饰.

The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.

Examples :

"To avoid conflict with his brother, Mark offered a rationalization for taking the last cookie, saying he needed it for energy to study. "

为了避免和弟弟发生冲突，马克为拿走最后一块饼干找了个文饰的理由，说他需要能量来学习。

mind philosophy

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noun

合理化, 简化

The simplification of an expression without changing its value.

Examples :

"The teacher showed the rationalization of the equation, simplifying it from (x + 2) (x - 3) to x² - x - 6, without changing its solution. "

老师演示了如何对这个方程式进行合理化简化，将(x + 2) (x - 3)简化成了x² - x - 6，而且没有改变它的解。