| 单词 | raison d'etre |
| 例句 | That night when I decided that finding the lock was my ultimate raison d'etre—the raison that was the master over all other raisons—I really needed to hear him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Despite all that, his raison d'etre is still a good party, and he can indisputably throw one. Ricky Martin ? review 2011-07-13T18:21:00Z Stealing was sometimes part of the agenda, especially toward the end, but it was not the raison d'etre. Why we won’t let Charles Manson die 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z By downplaying the horse-race setting, some of their drama and raison d'etre is lost. Brighton Rock ? review 2011-02-03T15:00:01Z But movies will remain the raison d'etre of the back-from-the-dead Hammer. Is Hammer Films Back from the Dead? 2010-12-09T09:00:00Z What actually happened was the rise of Donald Trump, who didn't so much make friends with the Freedom Caucus as steal its social capital while abandoning huge parts of its ideological raison d'etre. Justin Amash was part of the conservative in-crowd. Now he’s trying to figure out who his real friends are. 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z The perpetual question at Kenzo, a house that has turned wanderlust into its very raison d'etre, is where are we heading next? Fashion world flocks to see Galliano collection 2011-03-07T01:35:15Z Tiffany's, of course, is a company whose raison d'etre is selling diamonds, which means it's in the business of selling dreams. She's the one 2011-07-29T18:30:00Z It's the one genre that at its core needs to be subversive and disturbing, because its raison d'etre is to help us confront our darkest fears. Take Splice, add Inception: the possible recipe for a big-screen Neuromancer 2010-07-22T17:52:00Z Not why technology is the film's raison d'etre. 'Men, Women & Children' is artificial look at Internet world 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z For me, that is exactly the strength and raison d'etre of fiction. Rupert Thomson: a life in writing 2013-03-08T10:00:01Z It didn't, of course, and councils suddenly had no raison d'etre. High stakes 2013-02-12T07:00:01Z Once again, she is blank and then, raison d'etre extinguished, she cries. Zero Dark Thirty: the US election vehicle that came off the rails 2013-01-18T19:31:01Z The movie's raison d'etre, its many highflying, wildly violent, often digitally enhanced kung fu fighting sequences, are edited with so much sleight of hand they may evoke more eye rolls than gasps. '14 Blades' cuts right into martial arts action 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z But as he once said, his true raison d'etre is "to suck blood and to f**k forever," although he forgot to add anytime anyplace. Who would have guessed that "What We Do In the Shadows" would provide a clear model of polyamory? 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z In my opinion the raison d'etre of our museums is the preservation of our national heritage. Museums urged to 'change lives' 2013-06-27T09:09:31Z It all ends up looking arty and feeling empty, with Acosta in particular casting around for some dramatic raison d'etre. Carlos Acosta: Premieres Plus ? review 2011-07-29T17:29:43Z Magnanimous as that might seem, it is the raison d'etre for the show. Tony Robbins' new NBC show a glorified infomercial 2010-07-27T01:30:00Z But as the web grew, the potential of a site whose raison d'etre was connectivity became plain. Six degrees of IMDb founder Col Needham 2013-05-12T15:59:01Z Production values are top notch and at times the raison d'etre for the movie. "Big Bang" a disappointment for Banderas fans 2011-05-12T22:25:35Z That was the time when I found my raison d'etre. 'Jimmy C' - my journey from the streets of Adelaide to a Paris studio 2011-07-19T16:29:16Z But some serving and recently retired RAF officers, who the BBC has spoken to, question whether he has lost sight of the raison d'etre of the RAF - to fight and win wars? Red Arrows: What is going wrong at the RAF? 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z In future, it will also have responsibility for the climate issues that are the Greens' raison d'etre. Factbox: Germany's next government: the likely line-up 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z That is his raison d'etre and has been for quite some time. The confrontation over Jan. 6: Conservatives seek martyrdom 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z However, Simon Wain-Hobson, a microbiologist at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, counters that "no one can predict the next pandemic, and if you can't do that, then the whole raison d'etre for gain-of-function falls apart." Gain-of-function research: all in the eye of the beholder 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z The series’ raison d'etre is its reveals what the characters divulge about their histories and what Masha is doing to them without their knowledge. Review | ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ isn’t the worst TV show of the year, but it might be the biggest letdown 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Essentially, the current fissure is based on those for whom "stop Corbyn" is their overriding objective - and those whose fundamental deep seated raison d'etre is to Stop the Tories. Minor tremor or political earthquake? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Their raison d'etre is to destroy Israel, not to be build a decent society. Plan to Storm Fence Gets Bloody Preview in Gaza 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Its entire raison d'etre is the balkanization of communities and nations in pursuit of financial profit. How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Trump also failed to mention Russia, which remains NATO's raison d'etre in the eyes of most Europeans. European allies see the two sides of Trump 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Basner's raison d'etre has been to back movies with bolder and slightly off-center visions — filmmaker-driven pictures like "Arrival" and "Big Sick" that defy their ostensible genres. FilmNation, the emerging Oscar powerhouse you've never heard of 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Our raison d'etre goes away without the subsidies, and there would be 1.3 million people back on the rolls of the uninsured. Covered CA director urges enrollees to ignore Trump-caused uncertainty 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z "Regardless of Joni's raison d'etre," he adds, "no performance of blackface can be neutral in terms of its felt impact on black and minoritised ethnic communities." When Joni Mitchell wore blackface for Halloween - BBC News 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Corporations sole raison d'etre is to make profits. A Lonely Quest for Facts on Genetically Modified Crops 2014-01-04T05:00:00Z "The raison d'etre of the organization is defusing tensions between countries by avoiding politics," Whitman says. Following Brexit, the EU Divide Widens 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Their eyes compulsively scanned the industrial sprawl of the nearby oil refinery, the city’s raison d'etre, silent and gutted after years of fighting between extremists and pro-government forces, and pillaging. Iraqi forces took Baiji from Islamic State, but the former boom town may be doomed 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z Success will destroy it as it will remove the raison d'etre for which it came into being. A Political Earthquake in Iowa 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Their entire raison d'etre boils down to, "Trust us and don't let the other guys be in charge." The Best Entertainment Money Can’t Buy 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z She adds: "If the raison d'etre of the terrorist is to poison a society with terror, that society must find the antidote, not pretend that it wasn't toxic." Paris attacks: World's 'most wanted', the 'deadly blunders' and UK's extra spies - newspaper headlines - BBC News 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z "This flouts the very raison d'etre of the UN," its chief, Ban Ki-moon, said. UN and Red Cross scold world leaders over 'conflict paralysis' - BBC News 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z And I am not sure which is worse, really, or even how to proceed — what standards to hold it to when an utter lack of standards is its raison d'etre. 'Sharknado 3' tosses all standards overboard and sinks anyway 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Or perhaps, more worrying for him, there is no longer a raison d'etre for Jean-Marie Le Pen. Marine and Jean-Marie Le Pen fight over French National Front - BBC News 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The raison d'etre of charter school authorizers is to act as independent regulatory bodies to help prevent bad schools from harming students. Avoid Mission Creep in Charter School Applications 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Universities spend lavishly on football teams and resort-quality dorms; teaching undergraduates is little more than a tax on the research mission that is the true raison d'etre for our prestigious cathedrals of higher education. Kevin Carey's 'The End of College' Overstates Higher Education Changes 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z It's part of Twitch's long-running expansion from video games — its original raison d'etre — to music. Twitch launches free music library for video game streamers 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The movement's stated raison d'etre is the establishment of stricter standards for games journalists, including an end to reviews that consider social or political questions alongside graphics and mechanics. After controversial tweet, Adobe says it's 'never been aligned with Gamergate' 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z If he lost the referendum, he would lose a large part of his political raison d'etre. The referendum campaign digested: how Cameron's tactics backfired 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z "Any other reading would – in light of Bitcoin's' sole raison d'etre – be nonsensical," she said. Accused Silk Road creator loses bid to dismiss federal indictment 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z "Any other reading would - in light of Bitcoin's' sole raison d'etre - be nonsensical," she said. Accused Silk Road creator loses bid to dismiss U.S. indictment 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Mail Rail's raison d'etre is proof that congestion is certainly not a new problem in the capital. What is it like on the 'secret' Tube? 2014-01-28T02:02:53Z "The Tour de France is my raison d'etre as a cyclist, the fulcrum of everything I do." Don't ever congratulate me on finishing second - Cavendish 2013-12-20T06:28:31Z But dumping these assets all at once isn't an option because trading in them is their raison d'etre. Holders of U.S. government debt draw up contingency plans for default 2013-10-08T16:03:21Z "User experience is the raison d'etre of this company," says Moskovitz. Work Without the Drudgery 2013-05-28T12:00:00Z Wolff, who was appointed in January in a dual role as Mercedes motorsport director and executive director and shareholder of the F1 team, admitted that the team's raison d'etre was to become world champions. Mercedes to get time to win title 2013-05-09T08:25:00Z In Toyota – an exemplar of supplier management – this means working in close co-operation to the common end of better quality; lower costs being a consequence rather than the raison d'etre. Horsemeat scandal: the lesson from a Japanese car manufacturer 2013-02-13T14:25:36Z For austerity is the raison d'etre of this coalition. Abraham Lincoln's wisdom shows up our swamp-ridden politics 2013-01-25T19:25:14Z And there are signs that aspects of the "globalisation" that was the WTO's raison d'etre are being quietly unpicked. World Trade Organisation's new boss will face an in-tray filled with problems 2013-01-13T00:05:53Z As England's heartstopping draw at Cardiff in 2009 showed, sport's raison d'etre – the division of participants into winners and losers – doesn't always matter in cricket. Chris Gayle opens the three cricketing highlights of 2012 with a smile 2013-01-02T13:11:26Z While the live tiles interface may be struggling to find its raison d'etre in Windows 8, Microsoft's traditional stomping ground of the personal computer, it is absolutely made for smartphones. HTC Windows Phone 8X – review 2012-12-13T13:22:57Z In Berlin, a spokesman at the foreign office, mindful of the meeting's initial raison d'etre, tried to play down the incident. Greek protesters storm conference hurling coffee, water, eggs and abuse 2012-11-15T19:04:24Z Analyst Aditya Nigam believes his political party will be , where the pursuit of power doesn't become its only raison d'etre. Is Arvind Kejriwal a harbinger of a new Indian politics? 2012-10-16T04:32:25Z What they hear little of is a controversy that questions the museum's very raison d'etre. France's ancient Alesia dispute 2012-08-27T00:15:47Z Jerome's raison d'etre was the copper in its rocks. Oceans of Ore: How an Undersea Caldera Eruption Created Jerome, Arizona 2012-06-04T11:15:12.460Z The first line is the original line, the second the corrected one. other gods before me" which is metaphysical and without other gods before me," which is metaphysical and without a raison d'etre. Is Life Worth Living Without Immortality? A Lecture Delivered Before the Independent Religious Society, Chicago 2012-04-18T02:00:15.717Z "For us it would be a mixture of cash and shares and it would be about the whole raison d'etre and strategy going forward," said one top-30 investor who declined to be named. Glencore, Xstrata hammer out premium as deal nears 2012-02-06T11:47:03Z In fact, its raison d'etre is to raise money and services from corporations around the globe, which are then awarded to projects Beyond Sport deems the most suitable. Team work 2011-03-22T23:40:09Z That was the object of the destroyer's raison d'etre. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z To her, as to the wily widow, this was the incident of the evening—in fact, the whole raison d'etre of it. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Whereas the great distance at which these Dominions are situated imposes upon them the necessity of creating their own defensive forces, a separate Irish Navy or Army would have no raison d'etre. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z These shifts were damaging not just because they were old-fashioned U-turns but because they fatally undermined the party's raison d'etre – its commitment to deliver a new, honest politics. 20 things we learned in 2010 2010-12-26T00:07:13Z They can't be dismissive of these governments, but their raison d'etre is providing secure, reliable communications for their customers. RIM says BlackBerry remains secure amid UAE spat 2010-08-02T21:37:00Z It's about the party of government's very raison d'etre. Obama's untold story 2010-07-18T21:59:00Z If all seems a little OTT to show such concern just four stages in, it's worth remembering that these sprint finishes, and the race for the green jersey, are Cavendish's raison d'etre in Le Tour. Tour de France stage five - live! 2010-07-08T12:49:00Z As this new dream team strives to become one of history's great ensembles the question will arise in many high-stakes games: what do the players think they are there for, what is their raison d'etre? Paul Hayward: Beautiful Barca must learn to be clinical 2010-04-03T23:06:00Z The raison d'etre of companies shouldn't just be about shareholder value. Executive pay: what the experts say 2010-03-31T17:54:00Z Save for one—only one, and it becomes magnified in importance—it becomes an entire raison d'etre in itself. A Gift For Terra The pit was the main show, the raison d'etre of all. The Rainbow Desiring nothing but beauty of line and color, and expressiveness provided it was beautiful, they sought a subject merely as the raison d'etre of beauty. Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 Our aspirations had long been known, as was also our judgment on the act of criminal madness by which they shook the world and robbed the alliance itself of its closest raison d'etre. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 So my reader will perhaps understand the raison d'etre of the proverb, "The lawyers own England." Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude The raison d'etre therefore for the book is convenience and arrangement. A Field Book of the Stars Many readers of 'Woman's Sphere' have expressed themselves as eager to know the raison d'etre of The ... The Red Conspiracy Evidently he does not believe in shams, those little conventionalities, nearly all of which have some excellent cause for existence, although we do not always pause to examine into their raison d'etre. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) If they fail to reproduce their kind, they have failed in their purpose; they are unconsciously ruled by the philoprogenitive passion; it is their raison d'etre, for it they are fed, clothed, trained, bred. Captivity There you have the raison d'etre, probably, of the thirteen-decade period. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Two things, however, were accomplished, even in those early days, for which we must always be very grateful, and in themselves are a sufficient raison d'etre. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 5, May, 1884 Of course the malicious people say that her get-up as the White Lady is really the raison d'etre of the piece. Miss Bretherton The existence of the readership is the raison d'etre of a free-sheeter. Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press The question was sufficiently important to demand an experimental solution; hence the raison d'etre of the present demonstration. Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887 Their report made it clear that the boy's reiterated family history was a fabrication—the raison d'etre of which is still in doubt. Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology Incapable of foresight, the nobles were the first to break with the traditions that were their only raison d'etre. The Psychology of Revolution If we could have a fight or something that would excuse and make a climax for all this marching and reconnoitering and discomfort the story would have a suitable finale and a raison d'etre. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis For the social institutions of Freeland are the true and only source of our wealth; that we can use our wealth is the raison d'etre of all our machinery. Freeland A Social Anticipation Some golden day, of course, he would have many millions; meanwhile he possessed a raison d'etre in the theoretical creation of essays on the popes of the Renaissance. The Beautiful and Damned The scene is described with not a little skill and ingenuity, but it has little raison d'etre save the gratification of the taste for witchcraft which Lucan shared with his audience and his fellow poets. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal Male saints lost their chief raison d'etre, and these virile creatures were superseded by pacific women. Old Calabria This was the spirit which permeated the raison d'etre of each noble lord in that great assembly. The Tragedies of the Medici She was the last woman to consent to stolen meetings, even were he to suggest them, for the raison d'etre of their companionship would be gone. Sleeping Fires: a Novel In this respect the public are like the French Cardinal in the story; and when the famished writer's work fails to entertain them, they are fully justified in doubting his raison d'etre. Fielding Every sound of these mantrams has its meaning, its importance, and stands exactly where it ought to stand; and, having a raison d'etre, it does not fail to produce its effect. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan Strive as we may, we cannot put a new construction on those vigorous old jokes, and to be simply and barefacedly amusing is no longer considered a sufficient raison d'etre. Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor For example, in complaining to Mr. Hodges, the school trustee, about the lack of heat in mid-January, she completely subdued him be remarking that there wasn't "the least raison d'etre for such a condition." Quill's Window —Deceased Wife's Sister question. —raison d'etre of clubs. —applied science and the Royal Society. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 Men do not realize the raison d'etre of morals. Problems of Conduct Moreover, they do not comply with their raison d'etre by merely existing, growing, and propagating their kind. The Home Acre Two of its four pages were covered with announcements of suits and sales to satisfy judgments—the printing of which was the raison d'etre of the noble sheet. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine She made extensive use of the word "erudite," and confused a great many people by employing "vicarious" and "didactic" and "raison d'etre" in the course of ordinary conversation. Quill's Window The x really has no raison d'etre beyond the personal attachment of its original members. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 Its raison d'etre is simply to provide a clearer, more concrete, and more concisely comprehensive view of the nature of morality and its summons to men than has seemed to me available. Problems of Conduct And Serbia blocked the hitherto unhindered path to eastern territories - depriving Austria of lebensraum and raison d'etre. Terrorists and Freedom Fighters It was, for the time, the elemental raison d'etre of their lives. Baree, Son of Kazan As the modern state loses its major economic roles and functions to a larger, supranational framework - it loses its legitimacy and its raison d'etre. After the Rain : how the West lost the East Life is for them a discipline, and their raison d'etre is that of the learner, as opposed to that of the teacher. The Altar Fire There was still twenty minutes, and he decided to use the time in offering solace to the army of women who, by force of mere statistics, are fated to the frustration of their raison d'etre. Denzil Quarrier It was he who gave them both raison d'etre and incentive. Imperial Purple Apart from the purely literary question, from the strictly critical point of view the adventure is here obviously out of place, and entirely devoid of raison d'etre. From Ritual to Romance Hardness ruins the work, confusion of form caused by timidity of colour annoys the eye, and makes it restless, and lack of colour is felt as destroying the raison d'etre of it. Hopes and Fears for Art It is not only very well written but thoroughly well conceived, and of the right tone and manner to maintain for criticism its right and its raison d'etre. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 1 from Paris to Rome: Years of Travel as a Virtuoso But in the presence of so many predecessors a writer is bound to show some raison d'etre for making a fresh attempt and this I proceed to do with due reserve. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 How the hoary shape catches the sunlight—it is the raison d'etre of the landscape, and its possession is coveted by a thousand hearts. A Laodicean : a Story of To-day The raison d'etre of the great Pan-German League, of the powerful Navy League with one million and a half members, and of the other great German organisations is war. The Major That is the raison d'etre of this letter. Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1 Of course the raison d'etre of being here is the sulphur spring. Their Pilgrimage The discussion of this proposal seems to make plain the raison d'etre for the existence of the Sentinel. The Day of the Confederacy; a chronicle of the embattled South This volume has been prepared "for popular perusal;" and its very raison d'etre would have failed, if the ancient orthography had been retained. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems Moreover, we have the raison d'etre of the ghost: she had been a victim of the Chief Justice in Eyre. The Valet's tragedy, and other studies Willis concluded he must be standing beneath some part of the distillery, and a very little thought was required to make clear to him the raison d'etre of what he saw. The Pit Prop Syndicate If, therefore, any plants capable of making dyes were built for poison gas or explosives during war, they could find no post-war raison d'etre unless the feeble production of other countries had even further diminished. The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war It is a rare and pleasant experience to meet a book on such a general topic as delinquency, which has not as its raison d'etre the exploitation of some over-worked hypothesis. The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 But its primary, biological significance, its real raison d'etre is to be found in the phylogenetic, racial history of man. The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 |
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