structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 合理地说明(rationalize 的英式拼写)
Humans eat, sleep and play, but we also speak, plot, rationalise and debate finer points of morality. 人类吃饭、睡觉、玩耍,但也会谈论、策划、以及对更完善的道德观点进行合理化和辩论。
We are more likely to lie, research shows, when we are able to rationalise it, when we are stressed and fa tigued or see others being dishonest. 研究表明,当我们能够为自己的行为找借口时,当我们压力大、说话刻薄或看不到别人诚实时,我们更有可能撒谎。