reasonable是什么意思

reasonable

英 ['ri?z(?)n?b(?)l] 美 ['rizn?bl]

reasonable 合理的

來自 reason,理由，-able,形容詞后綴。

reasonable (adj.): c. 1300, "having sound judgment, sane, rational," from Old French raisonable, from Latin rationabilis, from ratio (see reason (n.)).
What the majority of people consider to be 'reasonable' is that about which there is agreement, if not among all, at least among a substantial number of people; 'reasonable' for most people, has nothing to do with reason, but with consensus. [Erich Fromm, "The Heart of Man," 1968]
Meaning "moderate in price" is recorded from 1660s. Related: Reasonably.

1. They will need a reasonable amount of desk area and good light.: 他們將需要一個(gè)面積較大的擺放辦公桌的地方和充足的照明。

2. It seems clear that he has no reasonable alternative.: 他沒有其他合適的選擇，這一點(diǎn)似乎很清楚。

4. Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water.: 這些家庭當(dāng)中只有三分之一認(rèn)為用水表計(jì)量是合理的。

5. Teachers can only be expected to do what is reasonable and practicable.: 教師只應(yīng)該做合情合理而且切實(shí)可行的事。