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●there’s no ˌrhyme or ˈreason to/for sth●without ˌrhyme or ˈreasonno sense or logical explanation 毫无道理（或逻辑）可言；莫名其妙；无缘无故◆There has been no rhyme or reason to market movements in recent weeks.最近几周的市场动向毫无道理可言。◆Changes were being made without rhyme or reason.所作的这些变动简直莫名其妙。 ORIGIN This phrase comes from Shakespeare’s play As You Like It: ‘But are you so much in love as your rhymes speak?’ ‘Neither rhyme nor reason can express how much’. 这个短语源于莎士比亚戏剧《皆大欢喜》：“你真如你的诗句所言深入爱河吗？”“我的爱超出任何诗句或道理。” |