- [uncountable, countable, usually plural]
the process of carefully considering or discussing something 细想；考虑；商议；审议 After ten hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty’. 经过十小时的商议，陪审团宣告了 “无罪” 的裁决。 The deliberations of the committee are completely confidential. 委员会的审议过程是绝对保密的。
Extra ExamplesThe jurors will now begin their deliberations. 陪审员马上开始评议。 your deliberations on his future 你对他前途的考虑 After much deliberation, we have decided to award the title to Springfield College. 经过再三考虑，我们决定将此称号授予春田学院。 The jury's deliberations lasted over five days. 陪审团进行了超过五天的认真商议。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- rational
- thoughtful
- …
- begin
- start
- resume
- …
- deliberation about
- deliberation on
- [uncountable]
the quality of being slow and careful in what you say or do （说话或办事）从容，审慎 She signed her name with great deliberation. 她非常审慎地签上了自己的名字。 With slow deliberation, he tore the letter into pieces. 他从容不迫地把信撕成碎片。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- calm
- slow
- great
- …
- with deliberation
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin deliberatio(n-), from deliberare ‘consider carefully’, from de- ‘down’ + librare ‘weigh’ (from libra ‘scales’).