英语词汇“definite”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

def·i·nite

(dĕfə-nĭt)

adj.

a. Clearly defined; explicitly precise: a definite statement of the terms of the will. See Synonyms at explicit.

b. Forthright and unambiguous: The doctor was very definite about what foods you should avoid.

2. Clearly developed or firmly decided: no definite idea of what to do for a career.

3. Readily distinguished or certain: at a definite disadvantage.

4. Grammar Limiting or particularizing.

5. Botany

a. Of a fixed number usually less than 20, as certain floral organs, especially stamens.

b. Cymose; determinate.

[Middle English diffinite, defined, from Latin dēfīnītus, past participle of dēfīnīre, to define; see DEFINE.]

defi·nite·ly adv.

defi·nite·ness n.

Usage Note: Definite and definitive both apply to what is precisely defined or explicitly set forth. But definitive most often refers specifically to a judgment or description that serves as a standard or reference point for others, as in the definitive decision of the court (which sets forth a final resolution of a judicial matter) or the definitive biography of Nelson (that is, the biography that sets the standard against which all other accounts of Nelson's life must be measured).

单词	definite
释义	def·i·nite (dĕfə-nĭt) adj. 1. a. Clearly defined; explicitly precise: a definite statement of the terms of the will. See Synonyms at explicit. b. Forthright and unambiguous: The doctor was very definite about what foods you should avoid. 2. Clearly developed or firmly decided: no definite idea of what to do for a career. 3. Readily distinguished or certain: at a definite disadvantage. 4. Grammar Limiting or particularizing. 5. Botany a. Of a fixed number usually less than 20, as certain floral organs, especially stamens. b. Cymose; determinate. [Middle English diffinite, defined, from Latin dēfīnītus, past participle of dēfīnīre, to define; see DEFINE.] defi·nite·ly adv. defi·nite·ness n. *Usage Note:* Definite and definitive both apply to what is precisely defined or explicitly set forth. But definitive most often refers specifically to a judgment or description that serves as a standard or reference point for others, as in the definitive decision of the court (which sets forth a final resolution of a judicial matter) or the definitive biography of Nelson (that is, the biography that sets the standard against which all other accounts of Nelson's life must be measured).
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