りせいてき

りせいてき【理性的】

～な rational.

●理性的な人 a rational person; a person with a rational mind

・理性的な顔立ち one's intellectual features

・理性的な判断 (a) rational judgment.

●彼女はいかなる時も理性的だ. She behaves rationally [doesn't lose her reason] no matter what happens [under any circumstances].

・政治家はいたずらに愛国心をあおることなく, 理性的な対応をすべきだ. Politicians should respond rationally, without stirring up nationalism.

理性的に rationally; logically.

●理性的に考える think rationally [logically]

・理性的に問題処理に当たる take rational steps [measures] to deal with a problem [settle a question].