firmness of purpose; resoluteness (目的)坚定不移;坚决;果断 the determination of the players has been excellent. 球员们的决心无与伦比。
the process of establishing something exactly, typically by calculation or research (多指通过计算或研究得到的结论)测定,确定 determination of molecular structures. 对分子结构的确定。 ■(Law)the settlement of a dispute by the authoritative decision of a judge or arbitrator (律)(法官或仲裁人对争议的) 裁定 ■[count noun](Law)a judicial decision or sentence (律)司法裁决;判决
the controlling or deciding of something's nature or outcome (对事物本质或结果的)控制;决定 genetic sex determination. 基因对性别的决定。
(Law)the cessation of an estate or interest (律)(财产权、利息的)终止
(archaic)a tendency to move in a fixed direction (古)(向固定方向)移动的趋势
语源
late Middle English (in the senses 'settlement of a controversy by a judge or by reasoning' and 'authoritative opinion'): via Old French from Latin determinatio(n-), from the verb determinare (see determine)