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- determination [dɪ,t3ːmɪ'neɪʃən]
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1.
n
the act or an instance of making a decision
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2.
n
the condition of being determined; resoluteness
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3.
n
the act or an instance of ending an argument by the opinion or decision of an authority
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4.
n
the act or an instance of fixing or settling the quality, limit, position, etc, of something
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5.
n
a decision or opinion reached, rendered, or settled upon
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6.
n
a resolute movement towards some object or end
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7.
n
[law]
the termination of an estate or interest
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8.
n
[law]
the decision reached by a court of justice on a disputed matter
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9.
n
[logic]
the process of qualifying or limiting a proposition or concept
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10.
n
the qualifications or limitations used in this process
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11.
n
the condition of embryonic tissues of being able to develop into only one particular tissue or organ in the adult
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1.
n
the act or an instance of making a decision
Examples
- She won the spelling bee through hard work and determination.
- 因为艰苦的努力和坚定的决心，她赢得了拼字比赛的胜利。 → bee
- Don't let them bend your determination to success, they are nobody compared to you!
- 别因为他们而打击你成功的决心，他们根本没法儿跟你比！ → bend
- grim determination → grim
- iron determination → iron
- his rudeness reinforced my determination → reinforce
- rocky determination → rocky
- steel determination → steel
- 表决心
- express (or declare) one's determination → 表
- 你既然表示了决心，就应该见之于行动。
- Now that you have expressed your determination, you should act. → 既然
- 有决心，有信心
- have both determination and confidence → 决心
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