The engineer made a rational choice to reinforce the bridge's supports after analyzing the stress data from the past decade.
工程师在分析了过去十年的应力数据后，做出了加固桥梁支撑的理性选择。
Which choice best defines “rational”?
C — Logical, reasonable. “rational” means logical, reasonable.
Which word means “logical, reasonable”?
D — rational. “rational” means logical, reasonable.
rational — logical, reasonable. In Chinese: 理性的，合理的.
rational is pronounced /ˈræʃnəl/.
The engineer made a rational choice to reinforce the bridge's supports after analyzing the stress data from the past decade. (工程师在分析了过去十年的应力数据后，做出了加固桥梁支撑的理性选择。)
logical, reasonable, sensible — all close in meaning to rational (logical, reasonable).
irrational, illogical — each the opposite of rational (logical, reasonable).
Yes. rational is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
rational (logical)