determination
n[U]
1 ~ (to do sth) quality of being firmly committed to doing sth; resoluteness 決心; 堅(jiān)定性
a leader with courage and determination 果敢的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者
with an air of determination, ie showing this quality 帶著一副堅(jiān)定的神態(tài)
her dogged determination to learn English 她學(xué)英語(yǔ)的那種堅(jiān)定不移的決心.
2 precise fixing (of sth); deciding (對(duì)某事物的)確定; 決定
the determination of future policy 未來(lái)政策的確定.
3 finding out (of an amount, a quality, etc); calculation (數(shù)量、 質(zhì)量等的)測(cè)定; 計(jì)算
the determination of a ship's position/the exact composition of a substance 船的方位[某種物質(zhì)的準(zhǔn)確成分]的測(cè)定.