ratiocination
UK/.rætiɒsi'neiʃәn/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
Logical, methodical reasoning; the process of exact thinking step by step.
（缜密的）推理，逻辑推论。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin ratiōcinārī ('to reckon, calculate, reason'), from ratiō. Literally 'the working-out of a reckoning' — careful, step-by-step logical thought. A grand, bookish word, famous from descriptions of Sherlock Holmes's deductions.
Root rat_reckon still carries 13 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.careful ratiocination缜密的推理
- 2.process of ratiocination推理过程
- 3.pure ratiocination纯粹的逻辑推理
Example Sentences
- 1.
The detective solved the case by pure ratiocination.
- 2.
Her essay is a model of careful ratiocination.