单词 | conclusive |
释义 | conclusive (once / 757 pages) adj If you've got a theory that you're trying to prove, and you uncover a conclusive piece of evidence, then the case is closed. Conclusive means you've got your answer, you've proved your theory, and there can't be any doubt about it. If want to prove that frogs can speak, and you record a frog reciting "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," that would be conclusive evidence for your claim. But if the frog mumbled and might have been just making frog noises, critics would say that your video is not conclusive. You can also use the word conclusive to describe winning something easily or by a large margin, like when the judges handed the tap-dancing bear a conclusive victory, and he moved on triumphantly to the finals. WORD FAMILYconclusive: conclusively, conclusiveness, inconclusive+/conclude: concluded, concludes, concluding, conclusion, conclusive/conclusion: conclusions/inconclusive: inconclusively, inconclusiveness USAGE EXAMPLESBecause the earlier studies suggesting a benefit from fish oil were not conclusive, the Danish researchers decided to test the idea. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Even then, it seems unlikely that audio would be conclusive evidence of an alleged murder. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) Climate science was by now pretty conclusive, with UN assessments increasingly pointing the finger at mankind. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) adj forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question conclusive proof the evidence is conclusive Syn|Ant definitive, determinate supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement decisivedetermining or having the power to determine an outcome inconclusive not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question equivocaluncertain as a sign or indication indeterminatenot leading to a definite ending or result head-to-head, neck and neck, nip and tuckinconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition nisinot final or absolute indecisivenot definitely settling something indeterminate, undeterminednot precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance |
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