| 释义 |
de·ter·mine
\də̇ˈtərmə̇n, dēˈ-, -tə̄m-, -təim-\ verb
(determined ; determined ; determining \-m(ə̇)niŋ\ ; determines)
Etymology: Middle English determinen, from Middle French determiner, from Latin determinare to limit, determine, from de from, away + terminare to limit, from terminus limit, boundary — more at de-, term
transitive verb
1.
a. : to fix conclusively or authoritatively
< a council was set up to determine national policy >
b. : to settle a question or controversy about : decide by judicial sentence
< the court heard and determined the plea >
c. : to come to a decision concerning as the result of investigation or reasoning
< an attempt to determine the date of his death >
d. : to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possibilities
< determine the list of guests to be invited >
e. : to set up as a goal or purpose : resolve upon
< when did Thoreau determine to become a man of letters — H.S.Canby >
2.
a. : to fix the form or character of beforehand : ordain, foreordain
b. : to establish causally : bring about as a result : regulate
< demand determines the price >
3. : to set bounds or limits to: as
a. : to fix the boundaries of
b. : to limit in extent or scope
c. : to put or set an end to : bring to a close : terminate
< determine an estate >
d. logic : to define or limit by adding a differentia
4. : to direct or control the end or course of: as
a. : to turn to a definite resolution or intention : cause to come to a decision
< opposition only determined her further >
b. : to give a definite direction, impetus, or bias to
< what we notice determines what we do — William James >
5.
a. : to obtain definite and firsthand knowledge of as to character, location, magnitude, or quantity
< determine the salt in sea water >
b. : to discover the taxonomic position of (a plant or animal) : ascertain the generic and specific names of
6. embryology : to cause or elicit determination of
intransitive verb
1. : to come to a decision : resolve
< the boy determined on becoming a painter >
2. : to come to an end : expire or become void : end, terminate
< membership in the order determines with the death of the sovereign >
3. : to dispute a question or maintain a thesis as formerly required at some European universities of those completing the assumption of a bachelor's degree
4. obsolete : to have a course (as toward an end) : tend
Synonyms: see decide, discover |