ratiocinate
verb [ I or T ] formal uk/ˌræt.iˈɒs.ɪ.neɪt/ us/ˌræʃ.iˈɑː.sə.neɪt/
理性推理;逻辑推理
to make judgments about something based on sensible thinking or logic (= a formal scientific method of thinking about ideas)
Some people are quite capable of ratiocinating about their behaviour. 有些人非常有能力对自己的行为做出理性决断。
It is with these same hypotheses that we will try to ratiocinate that future. 正是基于这些相同的假设，我们将尝试对未来进行推理。
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- We ratiocinate, that is, we reason methodically and logically, but do not resort to a mathematical rigour.
- The Ego will ratiocinate the entire realm of externality.
- All right, I ratiocinated, so what if I never become dean?