- [uncountable]
the quality that makes you continue trying to do something even when this is difficult 决心;坚毅;坚定 fierce/grim/dogged determination 坚强的/不屈不挠的/顽强的决心 He fought the illness with courage and determination. 他勇敢顽强地与疾病作斗争。 They had survived by sheer determination. 他们全凭坚强的决心幸存下来。 - determination to do something
I admire her determination to get it right. 我赞赏她非把事情办好的决心。
Extra ExamplesHe hung on with grim determination. 他以坚韧不拔的毅力坚持着。 He succeeded by hard work and sheer determination. 他靠努力工作和坚定的信念取得了成功。 She demonstrated a clear determination to improve her performance. 她明确地表示出完善自己表现的决心。 She expressed her determination to continue in the job. 她表明了在这个职位上继续干下去的决心。 She has shown great determination and skill. 她表现出坚强的决心和出色的技能。 She was full of determination to achieve her goals. 她下定决心要实现自己的目标。 The government last night signalled its determination to resist tax cuts. 昨天晚间政府表示决不会减税。 The prime minister's speech revealed a clear determination to break the power of the unions. 首相的讲话明确地显示出他摧毁工会权力的决心。 With a renewed determination, she stood up. 她重下决心,站了起来。 The key to his success was his dogged determination see things through. 他成功的关键是他坚持不懈地坚持到底。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dogged
- fierce
- great
- …
- be full of
- have
- demonstrate
- …
- with determination
- determination to succeed, win, etc.
- [uncountable] (formal)
the process of deciding something officially (正式)决定,确定,规定 factors influencing the determination of future policy 影响未来决策的各种因素
- [uncountable, countable] (specialist)
the act of finding out or calculating something 查明;测定;计算 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- age
- sex
- accurate
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘settlement of a controversy by a judge or by reasoning’ and ‘authoritative opinion’): via Old French from Latin determinatio(n-), from the verb determinare ‘limit, fix’, from de- ‘completely’ + terminare ‘terminate’.