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决定;决然
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Decisive \De*ci*sive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]cisif. See {Decision}.]
1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or
controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy;
final; conclusive. ``A decisive, irrevocable doom.''
--Bates. ``Decisive campaign.'' --Macaulay. ``Decisive
proof.'' --Hallam.
2. Marked by promptness and decision.
A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive
character. --J. Foster.
Syn: Decided; positive; conclusive. See {Decided}. --
{De*ci"sive*ly}, adv. -- {De*ci"sive*ness}, n.
资料来源 : WordNet®
decisiveness
n 1: the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of
character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness"
[syn: {decision}] [ant: {indecisiveness}, {indecisiveness}]
2: the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the
finality of death" [syn: {finality}, {conclusiveness}]
[ant: {inconclusiveness}]