resolution
n
1 [U] quality of being resolute or firm; determination 堅決; 堅定; 堅毅
show great resolution 表現得十分堅定
a man lacking in resolution 缺乏毅力的人
His speech ended on a note of resolution. 他演講結束時語調很堅決.
2 [C] decision or mental pledge to do or not to do sth; resolve 決定;決心
make, keep good resolutions 下定決心
her resolution never to marry 她永遠不嫁的決心
New Year resolutions, eg not to smoke in the new year ahead 新年伊始下的決心(如來年戒煙).
3 [C] formal statement of opinion agreed on by a committee or assembly, esp by means of a vote 正式決定; 決議
pass, carry, adopt, reject a resolution 通過、 贊同、 采納、 否決一決議
a resolution in favour of/demanding better conditions 贊成[要求]改善環境的決議
a resolution that conditions should be improved 改善環境的決議.
4 [U] (fml 文) solution 解決; 解答
the resolution of a problem, question, difficulty, doubt, etc 難題、 問題、 困難、 疑問等的解決.
5 [U] ~ (into sth) process of separating sth or being separated into constituent parts 分解; 解析
the resolution of white light into the colours of the spectrum 將白色的光分解成光譜的各種顏色.