final; not able to be changed 最后的;决定性的;不可更改的 a definitive agreement/answer/statement 最后的协议/答复/声明 The definitive version of the text is ready to be published. 文本的正稿已备妥,可以发表了。
Extra ExamplesClearly, this study can not provide a definitive answer. 显然,这项研究不能提供一个明确的答案。 They have signed a definitive agreement to acquire the company outright. 他们已经签署了彻底收购该公司的最终协议。
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considered to be the best of its kind and almost impossible to improve 最佳的;最完整可靠的 the definitive biography of Einstein 最完整可靠的爱因斯坦传记 the definitive guide to the golf courses of Europe 欧洲高尔夫球场的权威指南
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French definitif, -ive, from Latin definitivus, from definit- ‘set within limits’, from the verb definire, from de- (expressing completion) + finire ‘finish’.