| 单词 | definitive |
| 释义 | definitive (dɪfɪnɪtɪv ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Something that is definitive provides a firm conclusion that cannot be questioned. No one has come up with a definitive answer as to why this should be so. There is no definitive test as yet for the condition. Synonyms: final, convincing, absolute, clinching definitively adverb The Constitution did not definitively rule out divorce. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A definitive book or performance is thought to be the best of its kind that has ever been done or that will ever be done. His 'An Orkney Tapestry' is still the definitive book on the islands. Synonyms: authoritative, greatest, ultimate, reliable Collocations: definitive account Nor should the museum pretend to present a definitive account. Smithsonian Mag Many details are familiar from earlier reports but this will be the definitive account. Times, Sunday Times This documentary offers a definitive account of what happened, and features interviews with experts and survivors. The Sun It remains the definitive account of that cataclysmic event. Times, Sunday Times At various times we discussed writing his book, the definitive account of his life in the sport. The Sun Both sides said there was no assurance that a definitive agreement would be reached. Times, Sunday Times The cruise ports operator said that it had identified new acquisition targets but added that no definitive agreements were in place. Times, Sunday Times In the last year, many top-tier biotech and pharmaceutical giants have reached definitive agreements to merge. The Scientist This can take place immediately upon execution of the definitive agreements or after a few weeks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Simultaneously with negotiating the definitive agreements, the investors examine the financial statements and books and records of the company, and all aspects of its operations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1974 he published the definitive book on the history of carriage clocks. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He was just very excited about doing the definitive book of his life in great pictures and in great detail. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He is a handsome and brilliant professor who wrote the definitive book on forensic neuropsychiatry. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Although no definitive cause of engine failure for this second attempt was found, two possibilities were put forward. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A definitive cause of the blaze was not determined, but was widely believed to have been arson. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With the absence of any proof, the inquiry could not attribute any outright blame or definitive cause for the disaster. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The definitive cause of the accident has never been determined. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Initial investigation established no definitive cause for the crash, due to the fireball produced on impact. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was only when they removed the tumour that they could give me a definitive diagnosis. Times, Sunday Times A few days ago, the definitive diagnosis came in. Times, Sunday Times As a result, finding the underlying cause, or achieving a definitive diagnosis can take years. Times, Sunday Times As of last night it had been unable to provide a definitive diagnosis as to what has triggered the latest bout of sickness. Times, Sunday Times Some will receive a definitive diagnosis or the all-clear on the same day. The Sun This will surely be the definitive edition of these texts for the foreseeable future. The Times Literary Supplement We now have a definitive edition of his work, but we are still far from defining either the person or the significance of his work. The Times Literary Supplement In 1978, the final volume of the definitive edition of his correspondence appeared, and a new edition of his writings and speeches has been steadily appearing since 1981. The Times Literary Supplement Many critics have hailed this release to be the more definitive edition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first complete definitive edition of his works appeared in 1979. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nobody quite knows what happened in the 19th century, just as nobody has a definitive explanation for today's productivity puzzle. Times, Sunday Times The review found no definitive explanation for an increase in mortality rates, but identified significant gaps in medical and nursing rotas, poor decision-making and too little senior cover. Times, Sunday Times Science has yet to provide a definitive explanation for its origins, however - for how undirected physical processes could have produced something so implausible as a living organism. Times, Sunday Times There has been no definitive explanation for this substitution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The authors stated that they had no definitive explanation for the anomalous results. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I've tried every shape, and here's the definitive guide to denim trousers for a normal-shaped human. Times, Sunday Times Coming to a bookshop near you, the definitive guide to the stock market panic of '07, straight off the presses. Times, Sunday Times And, in a definitive guide to club-class flying, we reveal which airlines are worth the money - and which aren't. Times, Sunday Times Since its introduction in 2001, the survey has become the definitive guide to the gurus and ideas that matter most in management today. Times, Sunday Times The definitive guide to the building blocks of the universe, with engaging text and beautiful interactive pictures and animation. Times, Sunday Times He has set out to do them justice and to write the definitive history. Times, Sunday Times Though there are still not many case studies of the policy's effects, let alone a definitive history, we now have a worthy investigation of its genesis. The Times Literary Supplement The definitive history and guide to over 500 varieties 304pp. The Times Literary Supplement It's time a definitive history of this period was written to set the record straight. Globe and Mail The book has been described as probably the most definitive history of anti-evolutionism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No definitive link has been made with the product. Times, Sunday Times Countless studies have established a definitive link between wealth and happiness. Times, Sunday Times It has been suggested that the two are linked, but no definitive link between the processes has yet been shown. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A definitive link between obesity and hypertension has been found using animal and clinical studies, which have suggested that there are multiple potential mechanisms for obesity-induced hypertension. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No one can suggest this is a definitive list. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Now researchers have put together a definitive list of evidence that you really are getting on. The Sun (2013) The following is not a definitive list of all organic organizations. Thorsons Organic Wine Guide (1991) This is anything but a definitive list, but you get the idea. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But definitive proof of whales’ magnetic sixth sense remains tricky to find. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She said there was not yet 'definitive proof' but 'all the evidence' pointed to the phenomenon playing a role in the weather. The Sun The dealer will not have to provide definitive proof, only convince the court on the balance of probability. Times, Sunday Times Yet even then, people did not need definitive proof to intuit the way certain diseases travelled. The Times Literary Supplement At every stage he has sought to intimidate critics with libel action, and to impress supporters with promises of the imminent definitive proof of his theories. Times, Sunday Times Definitive research providing the answers may be a way off. Times, Sunday Times Users report side effects such as headaches and depression, but no definitive research has been done on the long-term effects of their use on healthy people. Times, Sunday Times Definitive research has not even started. The Sun Reviewers praised the books for their accessible and engaged writing style, definitive research, and for the way they brought scholarly work to a general readership far beyond the academy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Having a definitive result would lessen the chances of teams being able to contrive an outcome but it would not remove the possibility completely. Times, Sunday Times Since then, proponents of pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapy have tirelessly attempted to prove one to be more effective than the other, with no definitive result. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The definitive result of his researches was embodied in an edition of fifteen volumes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Once there was a definitive result on the number of these fish in each watershed, we could determine the areas that need management. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Definitive results are expected tomorrow. Times, Sunday Times The regulator added that it could not offer a more definitive ruling - a formal opinion - because it lacked all the financial information required. Times, Sunday Times Last week appeal court judges were asked to make a definitive ruling in the case. Times, Sunday Times Lawsuits on appeal may take several years to resolve, and in some cases more than a decade elapses before definitive rulings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Such puzzles will always be with us, providing fodder for speculation and debate, but admitting of no definitive solution this side of heaven. Christianity Today Underinvestment, low skills in the workforce and record low interest rates have been blamed, but, as yet, nobody has found a definitive solution to the problem. Times,Sunday Times So on the eve of his 150th birthday, can we give a definitive solution? Times, Sunday Times The relief well has been held up as the definitive solution. Times, Sunday Times A definitive statement on this, we hope, next week. Times, Sunday Times Nobody has come up with a more definitive statement of a couple's commitment. Times, Sunday Times That would explain the decision to write all the songs in less than a week, rather than working longer and harder on a more definitive statement. Times, Sunday Times We said that our initial list of criminals was a point of departure, not a definitive statement about the scale of the problem. Times, Sunday Times Specialising in commercial cases, he was invariably sound in his decisions and several of his judgments are accepted as definitive statements of the relevant law. Times, Sunday Times A Canadian university has produced the definitive study of procrastination. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The drugs have been previously identified as increasing the risk of heart attacks but experts say this is the biggest and most definitive study of its kind. Times, Sunday Times (2006) A definitive study should be ready by the end of this year. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We are still waiting for a single definitive study or biography of Stewart. THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT: The Scots' Invention of the Modern World (2002) This will be the definitive test of what he has left. Times, Sunday Times But he had to pass the definitive test to confirm that his love of the game goes beyond talking. Times, Sunday Times Until a more definitive test comes along, let's not deny men a chance to avoid this terrible disease. Times, Sunday Times It will usually be a definitive test for sleep apnea. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The definitive test of strength came in 1950 during a nationwide general strike and mounting street clashes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This will set out the broad outlines of agreement but will still be far from a definitive text. Times, Sunday Times In many cases, it was not possible to establish a definitive text, but the edition supplies all evidence available at the time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This definitive text was the standard work in its field for over two decades, and went through three revisions and numerous printings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He later authored a book on biofeedback, which, for several decades, was the definitive text on the subject. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hunter was also a prolific author, editing the definitive texts in his area of specialism, and compiling several influential others. Times, Sunday Times A volume of this sort will become the definitive version of events. Times, Sunday Times The story has been told and retold; the second account more improbable than the first and there maynever be a definitive version. Times, Sunday Times The many movies in the series that reuse this template cannot reproduce the nonchalance of the definitive version seen here. Times, Sunday Times Poetry as baffling as this punctures all pretensions to a definitive version. The Times Literary Supplement Dodge or any other economist to provide a definitive version. Globe and Mail Yet why should we deem it desirable for one person to have the last and definitive word on everything? Times, Sunday Times Keys had promised 'the definitive word on an eventful weekend of football', but, needless to say, that definitive word was never spoken. Times, Sunday Times Maybe that's not the definitive word. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 确定的 Japanese: 最終的な |
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