determine
determine 英 [dɪˈtɜ:mɪn] 美 [dɪˈtɜrmɪn]
v. 决定，裁决；测定；
进行时:determining 过去式:determined 过去分词:determined 第三人称单数:determines
- If you determine something, you figure it out or settle a question, like when, after checking paws and hands, you determine that it's not the dog that ate your candy stash, but your kid sister.
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- v. 决定，裁决；测定；
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1. An inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident.
已展开调查以确定事故原因。
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2. Upbringing plays an important part in determining a person's character.
后天培养对于一个人性格的形成起着重要作用。
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3. A date for the meeting has yet to be determined.
会议日期尚待确定。
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4. They determined to start early.
他们决定早点出发。
- determine (v.) mid-14c., "to come to an end," also "to settle, decide" (late 14c.), from Old French determiner (12c.) or directly from Latin determinare "to enclose, bound, set limits to," from de- "off" (see de-) + terminare "to mark the end or boundary," from terminus "end, limit" (see terminus). Sense of "coming to a firm decision" (to do something) is from mid-15c. Related: Determined; determining; determiner.
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