rational

명사
~ (behind/for/of sth) (격식) (특정한 결정・행동 방침・신조 등의) 이유[근거]
What is the rationale behind these new exams?
이들 새 시험을 뒷받침하는 근거는 무엇인가요?

[NOUN] The rationale for a course of action, practice, or belief is the set of reasons on which it is based.
However, the rationale for such initiatives is not, of course, solely economic

rational faculty
추리력

a rational decision
이성적인 결정

the rational[moral, animal] nature
이성[덕성, 동물성]

a rational expression
유리식

a rational negotiator
분별있는 교섭자

rational faith
합리적 신앙.

rational living
합리적 생활.

rational nature
이성.

a rational being
이성적인 존재

rational conduct
합리적인[무리없는]행위

이유, 까닭, 사유의 의미인 경우

[유의어]reason
이유, 까닭, 사유
There is a reason for every important thing that happens

[유의어]grounds
지면, 땅, 운동장, 기초, 근거

[유의어]theory
학설, 이론, 설, …론, 규제
Einstein formulated the Theory of Relativity in 1905.

[유의어]principle
원리, 원칙, 주의, 신념, 법칙
Buck never allowed himself to be bullied into doing anything that went against his principles

[유의어]philosophy
철학, 형이상학, 철학 체계, 철리, 원리
He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.

[유의어]logic
논리학, 논리, 논리학 서적, 논법, 조리
Apart from criminal investigation techniques, students learn forensic medicine, philosophy and logic.

[유의어]motivation
자극, 유도, 동기 부여, 학습 의욕 유발
Money is my motivation