单词 | determination |
释义 | determination/dɪˌtəːmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n /noun [mass noun] 1The quality of being determined; firmness of purpose: those who succeed because of sheer grit and determination...
Synonyms resolution, resolve, resoluteness; will power, strength of will, strength of character, single-mindedness, sense of purpose, firmness of purpose, fixity of purpose, purposefulness; intentness, decision, decidedness; steadfastness, staunchness, perseverance, persistence, indefatigability, tenacity, tenaciousness, staying power, strong-mindedness, backbone, the bulldog spirit, pertinacity, pertinaciousness; stubbornness, doggedness, obstinacy, obdurateness, obduracy, inflexibility; spiritedness, braveness, bravery, boldness, courage, courageousness, pluck, pluckiness, stout-heartedness; British Dunkirk spirit; German sitzfleisch informal guts, spunk, grit, stickability North American informal stick-to-it-iveness archaic intension rare perseveration 2The process of establishing something exactly by calculation or research: determination of molecular structures...
Synonyms calculation, discovery, ascertainment, establishment, fixing, deduction, divination, diagnosis, discernment, check, verification, confirmation 2.1 Law The settlement of a dispute by the authoritative decision of a judge or arbitrator: expert determination...
2.2 [count noun] Law A judicial decision or sentence.Since that time the applicants have been contesting that determination....
3The controlling or deciding of the nature or outcome of something: genetic sex determination...
Synonyms setting, fixing, specification, a decision about, settlement, designation, allotment, arrangement, choice, naming, nomination, appointment, establishment, authorization, prescription 4 Law The cessation of an estate or interest.It however now seems clear, from a case in Yelverton, that the assignment by the tenant at will of his interest to a third party is no determination of the tenancy, unless the lessor at will have notice....
5 archaic A tendency to move in a fixed direction.Second, retained membranes and septic substances result in a determination of blood to the uterus....
OriginLate Middle English (in the senses 'settlement of a controversy by a judge or by reasoning' and 'authoritative opinion'): via Old French from Latin determinatio(n-), from the verb determinare (see determine). |
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