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U决心;决定,确定,限定

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Determination \De*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. determinatio boundary,
   end: cf. F. d['e]termination.]
   1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

   2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit.

            A speedy determination of that war.   --Ludlow.

   3. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.

            Remissness can by no means consist with a constant
            determination of the will . . . to the greatest
            apparent good.                        --Locke.

   4. The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions;
      decision of character; resoluteness.

            He only is a well-made man who has a good
            determination.                        --Emerson.

   5. The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of
      controversy.

   6. That which is determined upon; result of deliberation;
      purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.

            So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain
            convictions.                          --Hallam.

   7. (Med.) A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as,
      a determination of blood to the head.

   8. (Physical Sciences) The act, process, or result of any
      accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight,
      intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of
      the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in
      sea water, or the oxygen in the air.

   9. (Logic)
      (a) The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its
          essential constituents.
      (b) The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion,
          thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of
          {generalization}.

   10. (Nat. Hist.) The act of determining the relations of an
       object, as regards genus and species; the referring of
       minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which
       they belong; classification; as, I am indebted to a
       friend for the determination of most of these shells.

   Syn: Decision; conclusion; judgment; purpose; resolution;
        resolve; firmness. See {Decision}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

determination
     n 1: the act of determining the properties of something [syn: {finding}]
     2: the quality of being determined to do or achieve something;
        "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a
        man of purpose" [syn: {purpose}]
     3: a position or opinion or judgment reached after
        consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition";
        "his conclusion took the evidence into account";
        "satisfied with the panel's determination" [syn: {decision},
         {conclusion}]
     4: the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden
        of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
        [syn: {decision}, {conclusion}]