ratiocination
[,r?ti?si'nei??n, -r??i-]
- n. 推理；推論
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中文詞源
ratiocination 推理，推論
來自拉 丁語 ratio, 思考， 計算，-cin, 詞義不 詳， 可能 來自 conari, 嘗試， 移動， 詞 源同 conation,kinesis.引申詞義推理，推論。
英英釋意
- 1. the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
- 2. logical and methodical reasoning
英文詞源
- ratiocination (n.)
- "process of reasoning," 1520s, from Latin ratiocinationem (nominative ratiocinatio) "a reasoning, calm reasoning," from past participle stem of ratiocinare "to calculate, deliberate," from ratio (see ratio) + -cinari, which probably is related to conari "to try" (see conation).
Most writers make ratiocination synonymous with reasoning. J.S. Mill and others hold that the word is usually limited to necessary reasoning. [Century Dictionary]