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irrational

adjective
🔊/ɪˈræʃənl/
🔊/ɪˈræʃənl/
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  1. not based on, or not using, clear logical thought不合逻辑的；没有道理的 synonym unreasonable
    • an irrational fear无端的恐惧
    • You're being irrational.你不可理喻。🔊🔊
    opposite rational
    Extra Examples
    • There was nothing inherently irrational in such a decision.从根本上看，这样的决定没什么不合理的地方。
    • What is the reason for this seemingly irrational behaviour?这种看似不合理的行为的原因是什么？
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • quite
    • totally
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin irrationalis, from in- ‘not’ + rationalis (from ratio(n-) ‘reckoning, reason’, from rat- ‘reckoned’, from the verb reri).