汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 言之成理
言之成理
It stands to reason. / It was said with solid judgment. / make sense / sounds reasonable / speak in a rational and convincing way
之 Pronouns, referring to what is said / There is some truth to it
yán zhī chéng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

律师的真理算不上真理,只是一种言之成理、利己的权宜之计。

The lawyer's truth is not truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

自班彪班固批判司马迁史学崇黄老而薄《六经》后,近两千年来赞成和反对者均大有人在,并且双方都言之成理、持之有故。

Around Sima′s theoretical basis of history it has been argued for over 2000 years ever since Ban′s conclusion that Sima′s history was based on Huang Lao School instead of the Six Classics.

言之成理的是,虚拟世界里的杂乱会带来一样坏处:由于直观性较差,它会增加疏忽大意的可能性。比如说,在使用存有个人资料的笔记本电脑,就容易发生这种事。

Arguably, onedownside of the virtual mess is that, by being less visible, it increases the likelihood of being careless, say, with laptops containing personal data.