show common [good] sense; be reasonable and fair; be understanding and amenable to reason; have the grace to; reasonable; showing good sense; stand to sense [reason]; use reason in ...: 通情达理的人 a man of sense; 通情达理地解决问题 solve a problem in a reasonable way; 群众是通情达理的。 the masses are reasonable. 由于说话失礼, 他通情达理地向我道了歉。 he had the grace to apologize to me for the insulting remark