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决定

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

Determine \De*ter"mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Determined}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Determining}.] [F. d['e]terminer, L.
   determinare, determinatum; de + terminare limit, terminus
   limit. See {Term}.]
   1. To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

            [God] hath determined the times before appointed.
                                                  --Acts xvii.
                                                  26.

   2. To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit;
      to bound; to bring to an end; to finish.

            The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined
            by the view or sight.                 --Bacon.

            Now, where is he that will not stay so long Till his
            friend sickness hath determined me?   --Shak.

   3. To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe
      imperatively; to regulate; to settle.

            The character of the soul is determined by the
            character of its God.                 --J. Edwards.

            Something divinely beautiful . . . that at some time
            or other might influence or even determine her
            course of life.                       --W. Black.

   4. To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a
      remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will
      determined me to this course.

   5. To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific
      character or name of; to assign to its true place in a
      system; as, to determine an unknown or a newly discovered
      plant or its name.

   6. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to
      settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as,
      the court has determined the cause.

   7. To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to
      cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as,
      this determined him to go immediately.

   8. (Logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia.

   9. (Physical Sciences) To ascertain the presence, quantity,
      or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine
      the salt in sea water.

资料来源 : WordNet®

determining
     adj : having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial
           experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the
           determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: {crucial},
            {deciding(a)}, {determinant}, {determinative}, {determining(a)}]