proving something in a way that is certain and allows no doubt 结论性的;不容置疑的;确凿的 conclusive evidence/proof/results 确凿的证据;不容置疑的结果 The evidence is by no means conclusive. 证据绝不是决定性的。
Extra ExamplesThey produced some fairly conclusive evidence. 他们提供了一些相当确凿的证据。 In the absence of any conclusive proof against the man, charges will not be brought. 在没有任何确凿证据的情况下,不会对该男子提出指控。 It's difficult to get conclusive evidence of the existence of black holes in space. 很难找到宇宙空间存在黑洞的确凿证据。 Studies of gender differences in learning are far from conclusive. 对学习中性别差异的研究远非结论性的。 The results of the test were not conclusive. 化验结果说明不了什么问题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
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Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘summing up’): from late Latin conclusivus, from Latin conclus- ‘closed up’, from the verb concludere, from con- ‘completely’ + claudere ‘to shut’.