首页英语词典decisiondecision的意思

decision

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近义词judgement ruling determination verdict settlement resolution

反义词

n. 决定，决心；决议

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复数: decisions;

中文词源

decision 决定

来自decide,决定。

英英释意

1. 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"

2. the act of making up your mind about something;: "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"

3. (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred;: "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"

4. the outcome of a game or contest;: "the team dropped three decisions in a row"

5. the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose;: "a man of unusual decisiveness"

英文词源

decision (n.): mid-15c., from Middle French décision (14c.), from Latin decisionem (nominative decisio) "a decision, settlement, agreement," noun of action from past participle stem of decidere (see decide). Decision making (adjective, also decision-making) is recorded from 1953.

同义词辨析

resolution, decision, determination, resolve

这些名词均含"决定，决心"之意。

resolution：指自觉地正式表示的决心，含极强的主观能动意味。

decision：既可指重大的或一般的决定或决心，又可指在多种情况下作出果断的抉择，毫不犹豫地采取行动。

determination：侧重坚定不移的顽强意志力。

resolve：语气较强，强调克服感情上的软弱，下决心干具体的一件事。

考试真题

Midlife seems like the second big phase of decision-making.

Leigh Thompson of Kellogg School of Management in Illinois warns that, Teams are not always the answer—teams may provide insight, creativity and knowledge in a way that a person working independently cannot; but teamwork may also lead to confusion, delay and poor decision-making.

Leah's interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.

Whether residents felt involved in the decision to move and how long they had lived there also proved significant.

Though it helps for children to investigate care facilities, involving their parents in the decision-making process may prove very important.

The author thinks her friend made a rational decision in choosing a more hospitable place over an apparently elegant assisted living home.

If we humans aren't quite sure about a decision, we go and ask somebody else.

Based on what is emerging from some of this research, that might have been as rational a way as any to reach a decision.

A resident's satisfaction with a care facility has much to do with whether they had participated in the decision to move in and how long they had stayed there.

But in the same breath we’ll remind you that it is the most important decision of your life.

But mostly, I hate tipping because I believe I would be in a better place if pay decisions regarding employees were simply left up to their employers, as is the custom in virtually every other industry.

It may make you feel uncertain about your own decisions.

In some cases, schools should help children find new, more grown-up ways of doing the same things that are constant sources of joy: making art, making friends, making decisions.

This finding supported ConAgra’s decision to position the product against other high quality frozen dinners, rather than as a diet or health food.

Many of its 800 stores are likely to close following the company’s decision to call in administrators after an attempt to sell the business for a token £1 failed.

Students also need to learn to work independently and to make responsible decisions.

Kodak's decision to file for bankruptcy（破产）protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution.

Kodak's decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a major miscalculation

A recent study suggests that doctors start to make more objective decisions about who will truly benefit from screening- especially considering the explosion of the elderly that will soon swell our population.

That means making some difficult decisions with elderly patients, and going against the misguided belief that when it comes to health care, more is always better

Making ethical decisions is a critical part of avoiding future problems.

We must be honest about our actions and avoid excuses, if we fool ourselves into believing we're not doing anything wrong, we can't see the real choice we're making - and that leads to bad decisions

Schools should be cautious when making decisions about student lodging.

Participating in these meetings gives children an understand of democratic decision making and helps them develops their skills of argument and persuasion

what is characteristic of the school decision making processur program

It mix all the decisions that affect the school,including rules, the timetable and accepting or rejecting new students and teachers

And the school's success or failure depends on their decisions and their behavior

"This finding supported ConAgra's decision to position the product against other high quality frozen dinners, rather than as a diet or health food.

Actually, its the beginning of next month for the job, but the university needs a decision by the end of the week.

But in the same breath we'll remind you that it is the most important decision of your life.

In the United States, though, each state makes its own decision.

Look, it's a tough decision, but you're running out of time, aren't you?

Many of its 800 stores are likely to close following the company's decision to call in administrators after an attempt to sell the business for a token £1 failed.

Roach's lawyer fought the decision to execute him.

The big tobacco companies have always insisted that they are frank with their customers about the dangers of smoking and provide them with enough detail to make an informed decision.

The decision involved months of lobbying and coordinated conversations between a number of federal agencies.

This finding supported ConAgra's decision to position the product against other high quality frozen dinners, rather than as a diet or health food.

We wanted to give people an opportunity to actually see the calories before they purchase the food and make a decision, an informed decision that if they want to make a healthier choice, if they want to eat fewer calories, they can.

You definitely need advice for the important decision like this.

Tennessee's technical and community colleges will not outsource ( ' , 外包) management of their facilities to a private company, a decision one leader said was bolstered by an analysis of spending at each campus.

Morgan said those findings—which included data from the system's 13 community colleges, 27 technical colleges and six universities—were part of the decision not to move forward with Governor Bill Haslam's proposal to privatize management of state buildings in an effort to save money.

Morgan notified the Haslam administration of his decision to opt out in a letter sent last week.

This might not be right, but school-leavers who fail to acknowledge as much risk making the wrong decision about going to university.

The prestige of the university influences employers' recruitment decisions.

It has little impact on their decision whether or not to quit smoking.

Any veteran nicotine addict will testify that fancy packaging plays no role in the decision to keep smoking.

We help guide people to critical resources and counsel them on life-changing decisions.

The third element of love in Sternberg’s theory is what he calls decision commitment, the decision that one is in a love relationship, the willingness to label it as such and the commitment to maintain that relationship at least for some period of time.

And he has a theory of love that argues that it’s made up of three components: intimacy,passion and commitment, or what is sometimes called decision commitment.

We worry most about now because if we don't survive for the next minute, we're not going to be around in ten years' time, says Professor Elke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in New York.

We should take our future into consideration in making decisions concerning climate change before it is too late.

Traditionally, guidelines have heavily influenced the practice of medicine, and the latest ones are expected to make doctors more conscious of the economic consequences of their decisions, even though there's no obligation to follow them.

This is a very sensible way for an animal to make decisions in the wild and would have been very helpful for humans for thousands of years.

They argue that governments should persuade us into making better decisions - such as saving more in our pension plans - by changing the default options.

Take costs into account when making treatment decisions.

Saying they can no longer ignore the rising prices of health care, some of the most influential medical groups in the nation are recommending that doctors weigh the costs, not just the effectiveness of treatments, as they make decisions about patient care.

Our society depends on them being able to make critical decisions about their own medical treatment say, or what we must do about global energy needs and demands.

One of the ways in which all agents seem to make decisions is that they assign a lower weighting to outcomes that are going to be further away in the future, he says.

It is the government's responsibility to persuade people into making environment-friendly decisions.

In the extreme, some critics have said that making treatment decisions based on cost is a form of rationing.

Hall's findings suggest there's an argument to be made for electing to use African American, though one can't help but get the sense that it's a decision that papers over the urgency of continued progress.

Few political libraries are without a copy of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein.

And if we're not going to make rational decisions about the future, others may have to help us to do so.

"By taking upon the role of adviser rather than decision maker, one does not suffer the consequences of decision fatigue," he says.

"It's been hard not to share pictures of her because people always want to know how babies and toddler (学走路的孩子) are doing and to see pictures, but we made the decision to have social media while she did not," O'Hanlon said.

"Research has found that women negotiate higher salaries for others than they do for themselves," he says, adding that people slip in and out of decision roles.

"When people experience decision fatigue—when they are tired of making choices—they have a tendency to choose to go with the status quo 现状," he says.

And he has a theory of love that argues that it's made up of three components: intimacy,passion and commitment, or what is sometimes called decision commitment.

But decision fatigue goes away when you are making the decision for someone else.

But put a deadline on the input stage and arrive at a decision, even if it's a decision that doesn't have consensus.

Hall's findings suggest there's an argument to be made for electing to use "African American", though one can't help but get the sense that it's a decision that papers over the urgency of continued progress.

If you've ever started a sentence with, "If I were you…" or found yourself scratching your head at a colleague's agony over a decision when the answer is crystal-clear, there's a scientific reason behind it.

It will decide on the Weddell Sea sanctuary proposal at a conference in Australia in October, although a decision on the peninsula sanctuary is not expected until later.

Morgan said those findings—which included data from the system's 13 community colleges, 27 technical colleges and six universities—were part of the decision not to move forward with Governor Bill Haslam's proposal to privatize management of state building

People who are susceptible to decision fatigue will likely choose to do nothing over something, he says.

Research has found that women negotiate higher salaries for others than they do for themselves, he says, adding that people slip in and out of decision roles.

Some people are too subordinate to others' opinions, too focused on decision consensus, too silent about their own point of view, too agreeable to take things on when they don't have time or energy.

Tennessee's technical and community colleges will not outsource management of their facilities to a private company, a decision one leader said was bolstered by ananalysis of spending at each campus.

That's not to say that risk is always good, but it is related to taking action, whereas decision fatigue assuredly leads to inaction and the possible chagrin of a decision maker who might otherwise prefer a new course but is unfortunately hindered.

The problem is "decision fatigue, '' a psychological phenomenon that takes a toll on the quality of your choices after a long day of decision making, says Evan Polman, a leading psychologist.

The third element of love in Sternberg's theory is what he calls decision commitment, the decision that one is in a love relationship, the willingness to label it as such and the commitment to maintain that relationship at least for some period of time.

When people imagine themselves as advisers and imagine their own choices as belonging to someone else, they feel less tired and rely less on decision shortcuts to make those choices.

When we're too collaborative, we want everyone to agree with a decision before we proceed.

A recent trend has been to encourage employees to use their own initiative, to make decisions on their own without asking managers first.

And at that moment, I made the decision: I will develop and follow a personal growth plan for my life.

Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you are sure you can eat.

But good news is that there're really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones.

Finally, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, simon had to make a decision.

He made a bad decision, they said—at least as it was presented by Shakespeare—to take the lead in murdering julius caesar.

In a society that tends to measure everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our decisions in financial terms.

Make decisions in the best interests' of their own.

Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend.

Robinson ‘s decision will influence the grandparents in the American family.

Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he taught me: "the absolute most important skill that you learn when you play chess is how to make good decisions."

The large color decision in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors.

They believe, for example, that their employees need constant supervision if they are to work effectively, or that decisions must be imposed from above without consultation.

They find that customers make decisions in the first few seconds upon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity.

They said they would make a decision soon.

Unlike authoritarian management, some cultures, particularly in asia, are well known for the consultative nature of decision-making—all members of the department or work group are asked to contribute to this process.

When the time came to make the final decision for a course, I decided to apply for the one that reflected my interest.

When the world is "waving a chair in your face", you're advised to make a quick decision.

The Federal Circuit’s action comes in the wake of a series of recent decisions by the supreme Count that has narrowed the scope of protections for patent holders.

Curbs on business-method claims would be a dramatic about-face, because it was the federal circuit itself that introduced such patents with is 1998 decision in the so-called state Street Bank case, approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets.

The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional.

The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009.

Broadcasting his ambition was “very much my decision,” McGee says.

But on the more important matter of the Constitution,the decision was an 8-0 defeat for the federal government and the states.

How does your reading proceed? Clearly you try to comprehend, in the sense of identifying meanings for individual words and working out relationships between them, drawing on your explicit knowledge of English grammar ( ' , 41) you begin to infer a context for the text, for insta4ce, by making decisions about what kind of speech event is involved: who is making the utterance, to whom, when and where.

Although mental health is the cure-all for living our lives,it is perfectly ordinary as you will see that it has been there to direct you through all your difficult decisions.

Instead, use it as an opportunity to reduce decision fatigue.

The high court’s decision said the judge in Mr.McDonnell’s trial failed to tell a jury that it must look only at his “official acts,” or the former governor’s decisions on “specific” and “unsettled” issues related to his duties.

"Speaking with your children before you make a real estate decision is wise, but I wouldn't base the purchasing decision solely on their opinions." Hampson said.

A federal appeals court overturned the prior decision, ruling that Myriad Genetics could indeed hold patents to two genes that help forecast a woman's risk of breast cancer.

A judge has now overruled the city's decision to stop levying fines, ordering them reinstated.

Broadcasting his ambition was "very much my decision", McGee says.

But on the more important matter of the Constitution,the decision was an 8-0 defeat for the Administration's effort to upset the balance of power between the federal government and the states.

Curbs on business - method claims would be a dramatic about-face, because it was the Federal circuit itself that introduced such patents with its 1998 decision in the so-called State Street Bank case, approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual- fund as

Despite the appeals court's decision, big questions remain unanswered.

States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for states.

The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors attribute to "less codified decision making process" and the possible presence of "younger and less experienced managers who are more likely to b

The idea of involving children in a big decision is a great idea because it can help them feel a sense of control and ownership in what can be an overwhelming process, said Ryan Hooper, clinical psychologist in Chicago.

The scores were then used in conjunction with an applicant's score on the Graduate Management Admission Test, or GMAT, a standardised exam which is marked out of 800 points, to make a decision on whether to accept him or her.

The Taylor decision also declared sex discrimination in jury selection to be unconstitutional and ordered states to use the same procedures for selecting male and female jurors.

When you are struggling to achieve something important you should believe in yourself and be sure that your decision is the best.

实用场景例句

(British English)to take a decision (= to decide): 作出决定

to make a decision (= to decide): 作出决定

We need a decision on this by next week.: 我们得在下周前就这一问题作出决定。

Who took the decision to go ahead with the project?: 是谁决定继续这项工程的？

He is really bad at making decisions .: 他的确不善于决策。

We finally reached a decision (= decided after some difficulty) .: 我们终于作出了抉择。

We must come to a decision about what to do next by tomorrow.: 我们必须最晚明天就下一步做什么作出决定。

a big (= an important) decision: 一项重大的抉择

The final decision is yours.: 最终的决定权属于你。

It's a difficult decision for any doctor.: 这对任何医生来说都是一个困难的决定。

The editor's decision is final.: 编辑定了就不再改了。

Mary is the decision-maker in the house.: 家里的事玛丽说了算。

This is not a job for someone who lacks decision.: 不果断的人不适宜做这工作。

The moment of decision had arrived.: 决策的时刻已经到了。

A decision was taken to discipline Marshall...: 已作出对马歇尔进行处罚的决定。

The president said he'd made no firm decision on whether he would run for a second term in office...: 总统说他还没有下定决心是否竞选连任。

The moment of decision cannot be delayed...: 作出决定的时刻由不得耽搁。

This was a matter for decision by the individual.: 这件事需要个人自己决定。

He is very much a man of decision and action.: 他是一个遇事非常果断、行动极为迅速的人。

The department deferred the decision for six months.: 这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定.

He made a decision beyond recall.: 他做了一个不可挽回的决定.

The team was left raging at the referee's decision.: 队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤.

The representatives pronounced against the decision made at the conference.: 代表们对会议作出的决定表示反对.

The decision was taken by acclamation.: 该决议是经口头表决而作出的.

With respect to your other proposals, I am not yet able to tell you our decision.: 谈到你的其他建议, 我现在还无法把我们的决定告诉你.

We feel regretful to his decision.: 我们对他的决定感到遗憾.

Don't be rash in making your decision.: 别轻率做出决定.

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