Question of the Day #445

"As ever, these just sort of seem like a random assortment of challenges thrown together with no real rhyme or reason."
From the fourth paragraph of this article at Forbes.

上記の文で、rhyme or reason の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "rhyme or reason" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


道理、分別◆通例、疑問文または否定文で用いられる。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

good sense or reason

Etymology/語源

Merriam-Webster:によると、

初めての使用は、15世紀。

According to Merriam-Webster:

First Known Use of rhyme or reason
15th century

Examples

• But even using historical patterns doesn't provide much clarity because there's little rhyme or reason to the market environment when a crash occurs. — Ben Carlson, Fortune, "Yes, The Market Will Eventually Crash. Here’s How to Be Ready For the Next One," 6 Sep. 2019
• The United Income analysis finds little rhyme or reason in Americans’ claiming decisions. — Bloomberg, latimes.com, "Americans lose trillions claiming Social Security benefits at the wrong time," 1 July 2019
• He picked people on a whim, without rhyme or reason.
• There was no rhyme or reason for his sudden departure.
• He said his agency sees folks driving impaired seven days a week, 365 days a year and sometimes there’s no apparent rhyme or reason as to why. (The Morning Journal)

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