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unreasonableness

/uhn-ree-zuh-nuh-buhl, -reez-nuh-/US // ʌnˈri zə nə bəl, -ˈriz nə- //UK // (ʌnˈriːznəbəl) //

不合理性,不合情理,不合理,不合理之处

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
    • : not in accordance with practical realities, as attitude or behavior; inappropriate: His Bohemianism was an unreasonable way of life for one so rich.
    • : excessive, immoderate, or exorbitant; unconscionable: an unreasonable price; unreasonable demands.
    • : not having the faculty of reason.

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Examples

  • It alleges OSHA’s decision not to set safety standards about infectious diseases is “unreasonable and unlawful” and a violation of federal law that requires the agency to issue standards for significant health risks.

  • In its suit, Walmart said it has a robust system for monitoring opioid prescriptions and federal regulators are making unreasonable demands on the chain.

  • There are few sure bets in the NFL, and we’re still just four weeks into the season, but it’s not unreasonable to predict — like we have — that the Jets season is all but over.

  • If we do the clean energy transition in a really expensive, inefficient manner, it’s going to impose unreasonable, unbearable costs on consumers and businesses and I just don’t think it’s going to work.

  • King sued, alleging the officer’s actions violated his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable seizure and excessive force.

  • "If it were a matter of life and death, you could not be more obstinate," said her hostess, fretted at her unreasonableness.

  • Situated as we were, we did not feel ourselves at liberty to expostulate against the obvious unreasonableness of their demands.

  • In fact, reasoning unreasonableness was a very frequent condition of George Sand's mind.

  • Quite a common characteristic of sick people is unreasonableness.

  • Tinah and Iddeah remained and expostulated with me on the unreasonableness of my anger against them.

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