deliberation
noun /dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn/
/dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn/
(formal)- [uncountable, countable, usually plural] the process of carefully considering or discussing something
细想;考虑;商议;审议 - After ten hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty’.
经过十小时的商议,陪审团宣告了 “无罪” 的裁决。 - The deliberations of the committee are completely confidential.
委员会的审议过程是绝对保密的。
- The jurors will now begin their deliberations.
陪审员马上开始评议。 - your deliberations on his future
你对他前途的考虑 - After much deliberation, we have decided to award the title to Springfield College.
经过再三考虑,我们决定将此称号授予春田学院。 - The jury's deliberations lasted over five days.
陪审团进行了超过五天的认真商议。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- rational
- thoughtful
- …
- begin
- start
- resume
- …
- deliberation about
- deliberation on
- After ten hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty’.
- [uncountable] the quality of being slow and careful in what you say or do
(说话或办事)从容,审慎 - She signed her name with great deliberation.
她非常审慎地签上了自己的名字。 - With slow deliberation, he tore the letter into pieces.
他从容不迫地把信撕成碎片。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- calm
- slow
- great
- …
- with deliberation
- She signed her name with great deliberation.
词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin deliberatio(n-), from deliberare ‘consider carefully’, from de- ‘down’ + librare ‘weigh’ (from libra ‘scales’).