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discretion

/dih-skresh-uhn/US // dɪˈskrɛʃ ən //UK // (dɪˈskrɛʃən) //

自由裁量权,酌情处理,斟酌决定,谨慎

Related Words

prudence审慎,审慎性,谨慎性,谨慎attention注意,关注,注意力,注意事项tact技巧,策略,敏锐的洞察力,婉婉wisdom智慧,睿智,聪明,智慧的foresight先见之明,预见性,预见,前瞻性maturity成熟度,成熟期,成熟程度,成熟responsibility责任,职责,责任感,责任心vigilance警觉性,警惕性,警惕,警戒性wariness戒心,戒备心,防范,戒备心理gumption魄力,毅力,勇气,决心deliberation商议,审议,商量,商讨diplomacy外交,外交学,外交活动,外交部calculation计算,计算方法,计算方式,计算结果warning警告,预警,警报,警示sense意义,感觉,感官,意识watchfulness观察力,监视,观察性,监察heedfulness认真,慎重,认真负责,注意力thoughtfulness思想性,深思熟虑,思维,思维方式acumen敏锐性,敏锐度,敏锐,触觉circumspection慎重考虑,审慎,审慎行事,谨慎行事

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice: It is entirely within my discretion whether I will go or stay.
    • : the quality of being discreet, especially with reference to one's own actions or speech; prudence or decorum: Throwing all discretion to the winds, he blurted out the truth.

Phrases

  • discretion is the better part of valor
  • throw caution (discretion) to the winds

Synonyms & Antonyms

nouncaution, judgment
Synonyms
attention注意,关注,注意力,注意事项foresight先见之明,预见性,预见,前瞻性maturity成熟度,成熟期,成熟程度,成熟prudence审慎,审慎性,谨慎性,谨慎responsibility责任,职责,责任感,责任心tact技巧,策略,敏锐的洞察力,婉婉vigilance警觉性,警惕性,警惕,警戒性wisdom智慧,睿智,聪明,智慧的acumen敏锐性,敏锐度,敏锐,触觉calculation计算,计算方法,计算方式,计算结果care护理,照顾,关注,关心carefulness细心,谨慎,仔细,谨慎性chariness魅力,魅力十足,魅力四射,魅力无限circumspection慎重考虑,审慎,审慎行事,谨慎行事concern关注,关切,关注的问题,关注问题considerateness体贴,体谅,体贴入微,体贴人consideration考虑,审议,考虑到,考虑因素deliberation商议,审议,商量,商讨diplomacy外交,外交学,外交活动,外交部discernment洞察力,鉴别力,辨别力,鉴别discrimination歧视,歧视问题,歧视性,鉴别forethought深谋远虑,前瞻性思维,前瞻性,深思熟虑gumption魄力,毅力,勇气,决心heed听从,理睬,聆听,注意heedfulness认真,慎重,认真负责,注意力judiciousness判断力,审慎性,审慎,审慎态度observation观察,观测,观察结果,观察力perspicacity前瞻性,透视性,透视,前瞻性眼光precaution防范措施,预防措施,防范,防备措施providence天意,天命,天赐良机,旨意sagacity卓识,卓有成效,洞察力,卓尔不群sense意义,感觉,感官,意识shrewdness机智,心机,机敏,心计solicitude关怀,关切,关爱,关心thoughtfulness思想性,深思熟虑,思维,思维方式wariness戒心,戒备心,防范,戒备心理warning警告,预警,警报,警示watchfulness观察力,监视,观察性,监察canniness罐头,罐装,炮制,胆量good sense好的意义,良好的意义,好的感觉,很好的意义presence of mind心灵的存在,心灵的存在感,心灵存在,心灵状态

Examples

  • Through a spokesman, Freddie Mac said that such locks are an important part of its business model, and that timing is at the borrower’s discretion.

  • The clinic said that an officer in such a situation has no discretion.

  • Experts tell me that the president actually has a lot of power at his discretion to contest the election, and some of the scenarios that could bring us to the edge of a crisis are actually very plausible.

  • An ADP spokesperson told Fortune that clients who use its TotalSource product will not have an option to take part in the deferral, but other clients will be able to suspend the Social Security collection at their discretion.

  • Their business is nearly 100% repeat and referral, a testament to their high ethical standards, strong negotiating skills, energy, and discretion.

  • The town of Paradise told parents that trick-or-treating was “at your discretion.”

  • According to owner Argiros, the answer is amiable discretion.

  • The overriding theme of the hundreds of interviews Newman had granted is his discretion.

  • And so we get policies where parents are given no discretion over whether or not to keep their kids home.

  • How from now on we were going to be seeing in Prince Harry nothing but a model of discretion, seriousness and best behaviour?

  • He had, however, recovered sufficiently to enable him to act with promptitude and discretion.

  • I knew you would, dear Mr Brammel—a gentleman of your discretion would not fail to do so.

  • "The Seorita is a pearl of prudence and discretion: do whatever she desired you," said Alphonse.

  • They are all sworn to the closest secrecy; have been told that our lives depend upon their discretion.

  • Whether a dividend shall be declared, and also the amount, are questions lying largely within the discretion of the directors.

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