deliberation

deliberation
noun
[mass noun]
  1. long and careful consideration or discussion
    深思,考虑;研究,审议
    after much deliberation we arrived at a compromise.
    再三考虑之后我们达成了妥协。
    [count noun]the commission's deliberations.
    委员会的审议。
  2. slow and careful movement or thought
    谨慎的行动(或思考)
    he replaced the glass on the table with deliberation.
    他小心翼翼地把玻璃杯放回到桌子上。
语源
  1. late Middle English: via Old French from Latin deliberatio(n-), from deliberare 'consider carefully' (see deliberate)
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