raison d'être

短语

存在的理由

发音

UK /ˌɹeɪzɒ̃ ˈdɛtɹə/
UK /ˌɹɛzɒ̃ ˈdɛtɹə/
UK /ˌɹeɪzɒn ˈdɛtɹə/
US /ˌɹeɪzɑn ˈdɛtɹə/

词形变化

raison d'êtres raisons d'être 复数 raisons d'être raison d'êtres 复数

别名

reason d'être raison d'etre

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A reason for being; the claimed reason for the existence of something or someone; the sole or ultimate purpose of something or someone.

    存在的理由

    Surfing became his raison d’être.

    These raison d'etre and this evolution are not merely the achievement of men's conscious activity but are the unintentional results of their social activity.

    National development plans and programs are in particular under harsh discussions and criticism including these raison d'etre in some countries, for these plans and programs have supported construction of rather inefficient infrastructure in less-development area.

    With hindsight knowledge, it is interesting to note that these three raison d’etre and their ramifications were situated in a broader context of contestations over the whole enterprise of knowledge production and consumption.

词源

Borrowed from French raison d'être (literally “a reason to be”).

来源：wiktionary