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non-rational adjective (alsononrational)uk /ˌnɒnˈræʃ.ən.əl/ us /ˌnɑːnˈræʃ.ən.əl/ not involving clear thought and reason: 非理性的 A rational person can make a fortune by exploiting the non-rational choices of others.一个理性的人可以通过利用他人的非理性选择来发财。 People have become increasingly attracted by superstition and other forms of non-rational thinking. Compare
irrational Individuals within large organizations can often act in non-rational ways. He has spent a lifetime studying the reasons why people adopt non-rational patterns of behaviour. She thought that the universe was a nonrational, arbitrary piece of work. Fairy tales are an example of a non-rational approach to life. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Logic and reason a fortiori a posteriori a priori analytic antinomy illogical illogicality illogically inclusive disjunction incoherently non-theoretical non-verbal nonscientific overintellectualization overintellectualize teleology theoretical theoretically theory thinking |