합리화하다
To rationalize or justify an action or thought, often to make it seem reasonable even if it is not; also to make a system more efficient.
예시
3 / 5쇼핑을 하고 나서 필요 없는 물건을 샀다고 합리화하지 마.
Don't rationalize buying things you don't need after shopping.
기업은 생산 공정을 합리화하여 비용을 절감했다.
The company rationalized the production process to cut costs.
넌 왜 맨날 네 행동만 합리화하니?
Why do you always rationalize your own actions?
어휘 가족
암기 팁
Ham-ri (Reason/Logic) + Hwa (Become). To make something look logical.
빠른 퀴즈
그는 잘못을 저지르고도 상황이 어쩔 수 없었다며 ( ).
정답!
정답은: 합리화했다
예시
쇼핑을 하고 나서 필요 없는 물건을 샀다고 합리화하지 마.
everydayDon't rationalize buying things you don't need after shopping.
기업은 생산 공정을 합리화하여 비용을 절감했다.
formalThe company rationalized the production process to cut costs.
넌 왜 맨날 네 행동만 합리화하니?
informalWhy do you always rationalize your own actions?
범죄자들은 자신의 행위를 사회적 불평등으로 합리화하는 경향이 있다.
academicCriminals tend to rationalize their actions with social inequality.
인력 구조를 합리화하는 방안을 검토 중입니다.
businessWe are reviewing plans to rationalize the manpower structure.
어휘 가족
자주 쓰는 조합
자주 쓰는 구문
자기 합리화
self-rationalization
자주 혼동되는 단어
Jeongdanghwa-hada is justifying something as 'right' or 'just', while hamnihwa-hada is making it 'logical' or 'efficient' (sometimes as an excuse).
사용 참고사항
Used in psychology or sociology topics in IELTS to discuss human excuses or systemic efficiency.
자주 하는 실수
Note that it has two meanings: 'making excuses' and 'making efficient'. Context is key.
암기 팁
Ham-ri (Reason/Logic) + Hwa (Become). To make something look logical.
어원
From Sino-Korean 合 (fit), 理 (reason), and 化 (become).
문법 패턴
빠른 퀴즈
그는 잘못을 저지르고도 상황이 어쩔 수 없었다며 ( ).
정답!
정답은: 합리화했다
관련 어휘
society 관련 단어
다문화
B1Relating to or representing several different cultures or ethnicities within a single society.
사생활
B1The state of being free from public attention; one's private life as opposed to professional or public life.
장려
B1The act of encouraging or supporting a particular activity or behavior to make it happen more often. Governments or institutions often 'encourage' certain practices.
도래
B1The arrival or beginning of a significant period, event, or era. It often describes the start of a new technology-driven age.
거부하다
B1To refuse to accept, use, or believe something, or to decline a request or proposal.
빈곤
B1The state of being extremely poor or having a lack of something essential.
평등
B1The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
개인주의
B1The belief that the needs of each person are more important than the needs of the whole society or group.
제도
B1An established law, custom, or practice in a society; a system.
기관
B1An organization or establishment founded for a religious, educational, professional, or social purpose. It can also refer to an organ in a body or an engine part.
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