| 单词 | reasonable |
| 释义 | reasonable reasonable // adjective
1 (about a price or the cost of sth) acceptable and appropriate; not too cheap and not too expensive: He made us a reasonable offer for the goods. They offer high quality products at a reasonable price. We hope to offer the service to the public at a reasonable rate.
2 fair, practical and sensible: It is a reasonable request. It seems reasonable to expect growth in the range of 2.5%. A reasonable person would not make these demands. The prosecution has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he is guilty of murder. You must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the information that you provide is correct. The share price has risen on the reasonable expectation of good end of year results. OPP UNREASONABLE
3 [usually before noun] fairly good, but not very good: The sales results were reasonable (= good enough). The company has got off to a reasonable start. a reasonable standard of living He has a reasonable chance of success.
reasonableness noun [U]: The test is used to assess the reasonableness of a dismissal. She challenged the reasonableness of the grounds for her dismissal from the company. |
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