determination
noun OPAL W
/dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/
/dɪˌtɜːrmɪˈneɪʃn/
- [uncountable] the quality that makes you continue trying to do something even when this is difficult
决心；坚毅；坚定 - fierce/grim/dogged determination
坚强的／不屈不挠的／顽强的决心 - He fought the illness with courage and determination.
他勇敢顽强地与疾病作斗争。 - They had survived by sheer determination.
他们全凭坚强的决心幸存下来。 - determination to do something I admire her determination to get it right.
我赞赏她非把事情办好的决心。
- He hung on with grim determination.
他以坚韧不拔的毅力坚持着。 - He succeeded by hard work and sheer determination.
他靠努力工作和坚定的信念取得了成功。 - She demonstrated a clear determination to improve her performance.
她明确地表示出完善自己表现的决心。 - She expressed her determination to continue in the job.
她表明了在这个职位上继续干下去的决心。 - She has shown great determination and skill.
她表现出坚强的决心和出色的技能。 - She was full of determination to achieve her goals.
她下定决心要实现自己的目标。 - The government last night signalled its determination to resist tax cuts.
昨天晚间政府表示决不会减税。 - The prime minister's speech revealed a clear determination to break the power of the unions.
首相的讲话明确地显示出他摧毁工会权力的决心。 - With a renewed determination, she stood up.
她重下决心，站了起来。 - The key to his success was his dogged determination see things through.
他成功的关键是他坚持不懈地坚持到底。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dogged
- fierce
- great
- …
- be full of
- have
- demonstrate
- …
- with determination
- determination to succeed, win, etc.
- fierce/grim/dogged determination
- [uncountable] (formal) the process of deciding something officially
（正式）决定，确定，规定 - factors influencing the determination of future policy
影响未来决策的各种因素
- factors influencing the determination of future policy
- [uncountable, countable] (specialist) the act of finding out or calculating something
查明；测定；计算 - Both methods rely on the accurate determination of the pressure of the gas.
两种方法都依赖于对气体压力的准确测定。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- age
- sex
- accurate
- …
- Both methods rely on the accurate determination of the pressure of the gas.
词源late Middle English (in the senses ‘settlement of a controversy by a judge or by reasoning’ and ‘authoritative opinion’): via Old French from Latin determinatio(n-), from the verb determinare ‘limit, fix’, from de- ‘completely’ + terminare ‘terminate’.