| 释义 |
de·lib·er·a·tion
\də̇ˌlibəˈrāshən, dēˌ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English deliberacioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French deliberation, from Latin deliberation-, deliberatio, from deliberatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure : careful consideration : mature reflection
< after careful deliberation he decided to study medicine rather than law >
2. : a discussion and consideration by a number of persons of the reasons for and against a measure — often used in plural
< the House concluded its deliberations and its members hurried home to mend political fences >
3. : the quality or state of being deliberate : deliberateness
4. obsolete : resolution, decision, determination |