determination
确定,决定,决心,认定
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Definitions
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- : the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.
- : ascertainment, as after observation or investigation: determination of a ship's latitude.
- : the information ascertained; solution.
- : the settlement of a dispute, question, etc., as by authoritative decision.
- : the decision or settlement arrived at or pronounced.
- : the quality of being resolute; firmness of purpose.
- : a fixed purpose or intention: It is my determination to suppress vice.
- : the fixing or settling of amount, limit, character, etc.: the determination of a child's allowance.
- : fixed direction or tendency toward some object or end.
- : Chiefly Law. conclusion or termination.
- : Embryology. the fixation of the fate of a cell or group of cells, especially before actual morphological or functional differentiation occurs.
- : Logic. the act of rendering a notion more precise by the addition of differentiating characteristics.the definition of a concept in terms of its constituent elements.
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Examples
Courts don’t generally review the president’s determinations on questions of national security, Dempsey said before the case was filed.
In making this determination, she’d relied exclusively on documents turned over to her by Cisterra.
For instance, a well-known system that categorizes seven basic emotions communicated by the same facial expressions in all cultures does not include expressions of pain and of the combination of determination and strain.
Belarusians are increasingly unable to tolerate the authoritarian tactics of Lukashenko and the determination to oust him is clear.
If they did, they’d have to recuse themselves, because the property owner could allege the “judge” had made a determination before he went to “trial.”
So where does this leave the millions of Palestinians—like my relatives—who dream of self-determination and a sovereign state?
They want more determination from authorities, a greater sense of direction, and they need more equipment.
But she respects grit and determination, in allies and opponents alike.
And then there is the shooting of Brown and the grand jury whose determination is awaited by the whole country.
“Very frequently what is referred to as ‘pain’ is actually a broader determination of quality of life,” he said.
He stamped his foot to the ground in vexation, and recurred to his original determination.
That it was his determination to hazard all things rather than chill the coalition.
On the threshold of my new work such encouragement greatly cheered me and increased my determination to do my best.
He was, however, a strong manly fellow, with a great deal of determination mingled with good humour.
The young artillery cadet had both determination and capacity and his early career foreshadowed his future success.