decisive

adjective

/dɪˈsaɪsɪv/

Word Family

decide verb
decision noun (≠ indecision)
decisive adjective (≠ indecisive)
undecided adjective

very important for the final result of a particular situation决定性的；关键的
- a decisive factor/victory/battle决定性的因素／胜利／战役
- Climate was a decisive factor in establishing where the tournament should be held.气候是决定比赛地点的决定性因素。
- She has played a decisive role in the peace negotiations.她在和谈中起了关键作用。
- a decisive step (= an important action that will change a situation) towards a cleaner environment朝着更清洁的环境迈出的关键一步
Synonyms essential
essential
- vital
- crucial
- critical
- decisive
- indispensable
These words all describe somebody/something that is extremely important and completely necessary because a particular situation or activity depends on them.
- essential extremely important and completely necessary, because without it something cannot exist, be made or be successful:
  Experience is essential for this job.对于这个工作，经验是非常重要的。
- vital essential:
  The police play a vital role in our society.警察在我们的社会中起着极其重要的作用。
essential or vital?用 essential 还是 vital？These words have the same meaning but there can be a slight difference in tone. Essential is used to state a fact or opinion with authority. Vital is often used when there is some worry felt about something, or a need to persuade somebody that a fact or opinion is true, right or important. Vital is less often used in negative statements: It was vital to show that he was not afraid. • Money is not vital to happiness.
- crucial extremely important because a particular situation or activity depends on it:
  It is crucial that we get this right.我们把这个问题弄明白是极其重要的。
- critical extremely important because a particular situation or activity depends on it:
  Your decision is critical to our future.你的决定对我们的将来至关重要。
crucial or critical?用 crucial 还是 critical？These words have the same meaning but there can be a slight difference in context. Critical is often used in technical matters of business or science; crucial is often used to talk about matters that may cause worry or other emotions.
- decisive of the greatest importance in affecting the final result of a particular situation:
  She has played a decisive role in the peace negotiations.她在和谈中起了关键作用。
- indispensable essential; too important to be without:
  Cars have become an indispensable part of our lives.汽车已成了我们生活中必不可少的一部分。
Patterns
- essential/vital/crucial/critical/decisive/indispensable for something
- essential/vital/crucial/critical/indispensable to something
- essential/vital/crucial/critical that…
- essential/vital/crucial/critical to do something
- a(n) essential/vital/crucial/critical/decisive/indispensable part/factor
- of vital/crucial/critical/decisive importance
- absolutely essential/vital/crucial/critical/decisive/indispensable
- It is the chief executive's opinion which is ultimately decisive.总裁的意见具有最终的决定作用。
- Gettysburg was the decisive battle of the Civil War.葛底斯堡战役在美国内战史上具有决定性的意义。
- Morrison scored the decisive goal in the 75th minute of the game.莫里森在比赛进行到75分钟时进球得了关键的一分。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- prove
adverb
- potentially
- ultimately
able to decide something quickly and with confidence能够自信地快速做出决定
- decisive management果断的管理层
- The government must take decisive action on gun control.政府必须在枪支管制方面采取果断措施。
opposite indecisive

词源early 17th cent.: from French décisif, -ive, from medieval Latin decisivus, from decis- ‘determined’, from the verb decidere ‘determine’, from de- ‘off’ + caedere ‘cut’.

词汇	decisive
释义	decisive adjective /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/ /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/ Word Family decide verb decision noun (≠ indecision) decisive adjective (≠ indecisive) undecided adjective very important for the final result of a particular situation决定性的；关键的 a decisive factor/victory/battle决定性的因素／胜利／战役 Climate was a decisive factor in establishing where the tournament should be held.气候是决定比赛地点的决定性因素。 She has played a decisive role in the peace negotiations.她在和谈中起了关键作用。 a decisive step (= an important action that will change a situation) towards a cleaner environment朝着更清洁的环境迈出的关键一步 Synonyms essentialessential vital crucial critical decisive indispensable These words all describe somebody/something that is extremely important and completely necessary because a particular situation or activity depends on them. essential extremely important and completely necessary, because without it something cannot exist, be made or be successful: Experience is essential for this job.对于这个工作，经验是非常重要的。 vital essential: The police play a vital role in our society.警察在我们的社会中起着极其重要的作用。 essential or vital?用 essential 还是 vital？These words have the same meaning but there can be a slight difference in tone. Essential is used to state a fact or opinion with authority. Vital is often used when there is some worry felt about something, or a need to persuade somebody that a fact or opinion is true, right or important. Vital is less often used in negative statements: It was vital to show that he was not afraid. • Money is not vital to happiness. crucial extremely important because a particular situation or activity depends on it: It is crucial that we get this right.我们把这个问题弄明白是极其重要的。 critical extremely important because a particular situation or activity depends on it: Your decision is critical to our future.你的决定对我们的将来至关重要。 crucial or critical?用 crucial 还是 critical？These words have the same meaning but there can be a slight difference in context. Critical is often used in technical matters of business or science; crucial is often used to talk about matters that may cause worry or other emotions. decisive of the greatest importance in affecting the final result of a particular situation: She has played a decisive role in the peace negotiations.她在和谈中起了关键作用。 indispensable essential; too important to be without: Cars have become an indispensable part of our lives.汽车已成了我们生活中必不可少的一部分。 Patterns essential/vital/crucial/critical/decisive/indispensable for something essential/vital/crucial/critical/indispensable to something essential/vital/crucial/critical that… essential/vital/crucial/critical to do something a(n) essential/vital/crucial/critical/decisive/indispensable part/factor of vital/crucial/critical/decisive importance absolutely essential/vital/crucial/critical/decisive/indispensable It is the chief executive's opinion which is ultimately decisive.总裁的意见具有最终的决定作用。 Gettysburg was the decisive battle of the Civil War.葛底斯堡战役在美国内战史上具有决定性的意义。 Morrison scored the decisive goal in the 75th minute of the game.莫里森在比赛进行到75分钟时进球得了关键的一分。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be prove adverb potentially ultimately able to decide something quickly and with confidence能够自信地快速做出决定 decisive management果断的管理层 The government must take decisive action on gun control.政府必须在枪支管制方面采取果断措施。 opposite indecisive 词源early 17th cent.: from French décisif, -ive, from medieval Latin decisivus, from decis- ‘determined’, from the verb decidere ‘determine’, from de- ‘off’ + caedere ‘cut’.
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