decided according to the judgement of a person in authority about what is necessary in each particular situation; not decided by rules 自行决定的;酌情行事的;便宜行事的 You may be eligible for a discretionary grant for your university course. 读大学课程可能会有资格获得学校自行决定是否发放的助学金。 The court has a discretionary power to appoint a receiver in such circumstances. 在这种情况下,法院有指定接管人的自由裁量权。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDiscretionary is used with these nouns:- award
- grant
- income
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