释义 |
determine /di-tûrˈmin/ transitive verb- To put terms or bounds to
- To limit
- To fix or settle
- To define
- To decide
- To resolve
- To cause to resolve
- To put an end to (law)
intransitive verb- To come to a decision
- To come to an end (law)
- To cease to exist (Shakespeare)
- To take part in a dispute, esp in completing the degree of bachelor of arts (obsolete)
ORIGIN: L dētermināre, -ātum, from dē (intensive), and terminus a boundary determinabilˈity noun deterˈminable adjective Capable of being determined, decided or finished deterˈminableness noun deterˈminably adverb deterˈminacy /-ə-si/ noun deterˈminant adjective Serving to determine noun- That which serves to determine
- The sum of all the products obtained by taking one from each row and column of a square block of quantities, each product being reckoned positive or negative according as an even or an odd number of transpositions reduces it to the order of the rows (or of the columns), used for the solution of equations and other purposes (mathematics)
- A hypothetical unit in the germ plasm determining the course of development of a cell (botany)
- The mutual recognition sites on an antibody and antigen (immunology)
- A determining candidate for the BA degree (obsolete)
deterˈmināte adjective - Determined or limited
- Fixed
- Decisive
- Cymose, having the main stem and branches ending in flowers (botany)
transitive verb (obsolete; Shakespeare)To determine deterˈminately adverb deterˈminateness noun determināˈtion noun - The act of determining
- The condition of being determined
- That which is determined or resolved on
- End (law)
- Judicial decision (law)
- Direction to a certain end
- Resolution
- Fixedness of purpose
- Decision of character
deterˈminātive adjective That determines, limits or defines noun (in hieroglyphics) an additional sign attached to a word as a guide to its meaning deterˈmined adjective - Ascertained
- Fixed
- Firm in purpose
- Resolute
deterˈminedly adverb deterˈminedness noun deterˈminer noun - Someone who, or that which, determines
- A determinant (botany)
- A limiting adjective or modifying word such as any, each, that, my, etc (grammar)
deterˈminism noun (philosophy) - The doctrine that all things, including the will, are determined by causes (the converse of free will)
- Necessitarianism
deterˈminist noun determinisˈtic adjective |