determination是什么意思

determination

英 [d?,t??m?'ne??(?)n] 美 [d?,t?m?'ne??n]

determination (n.): mid-14c., "decision, sentence," from Old French déterminacion (14c.) "determination, settlement, definition," from Latin determinationem (nominative determinatio) "conclusion, boundary," noun of action from past participle stem of determinare (see determine).

As "a bringing to an end" (especilly of a suit at law), late 15c. As "fixed direction toward a goal," from 1650s, originally in physics or anatomy; metaphoric sense "fixation of will" is from 1680s; that of "quality of being resolute" is from 1822.

1. It must have reinforced my determination to blend into my surroundings.: 這勢必讓我更加下定決心融入周圍環(huán)境。

2. Kauffman was a woman of unique talent and determination.: 考夫曼是一個有著超群才智和決斷力的女子。

3. Their indecision has been replaced by confidence and steely determination.: 他們的優(yōu)柔寡斷已經(jīng)被自信和鋼鐵般的決心所取代。

4. His bristling determination has become a symbol of England's renaissance.: 他精力旺盛，堅毅頑強，已經(jīng)成為英格蘭文藝復(fù)興的一個象征。

5. Cabinet ministers signalled their determination to tough out the controversy.: 內(nèi)閣大臣們表明他們將不顧爭議堅持下去。