ratiocination
noun /ˌrætiˌɒsɪˈneɪʃn/
/ˌreɪʃiˌəʊsɪˈneɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- the process of thinking or arguing about something in a logical way
Topics Opinion and argumentc2推理;推论 词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin ratiocinat- ‘deliberated, calculated’, from the verb ratiocinari, from ratio (see ratio).