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单词 decisiveness
释义
decisiveness
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv.nəs/us
/dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv.nəs/
theabilityto makedecisionsquicklyandconfidently:
果断；决断
Shehandledthesituationwith decisiveness andcourage.她以果断和勇气处理了局势。
Oneareain which the Government haslackeddecisiveness isplanning.该政府缺乏决断的一个领域是规划。
Synonym
decision(DECIDING QUICKLY)approving
Opposite
indecision
See
decisive
More examples
  • "I like decisiveness," she said. "Mystyleis to make adecisionand thenmoveforward."
  • I wasimpressedby Heather'samazingspeedand decisiveness.
  • He waspraisedforshowingstrongleadershipand decisiveness in atimeofgreatuncertainty.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Decisions and deciding
  • ascription
  • balance
  • be make or break forsomeone/somethingidiom
  • be on the horns of a dilemmaidiom
  • choose
  • clinch
  • fight
  • fish
  • fix
  • in the balanceidiom
  • judgment call
  • judicial review
  • make or breaksomethingidiom
  • make upyourmindidiom
  • resolution
  • toss up
  • unadjudicated
  • unelected
  • volition
  • volitional
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(Definition ofdecisivenessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdecisiveness

decisiveness
Less demanding versions of context-independentdecisivenessmight requiredecisivenessonly across some suitably defined but not all such profiles.
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He displayed physical agility and adecisivenessthat in the eyes of the residents justified his appointment.
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The judges can avoid the forced choice between sincerity anddecisivenessby withdrawing from the business of adjudication.
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Instead of requiring robustdecisivenessfor freedom, they suggest that an individual's freedom may sometimes be overruled by other considerations.
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At least, this could be advantageous to the extent thatdecisivenessin decision-making and definiteness in the perception of stimulus relationships are advantageous.
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If we wish to dropdecisiveness, () holds only in one direction, from left to right.
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Like science, law gainsdecisivenessby controlling which questions get asked.
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But this should not tempt us to say, as theorists, that such content-dependentdecisivenessis sufficient for freedom.
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We consider this acceptable because these voters represent that entire jurisdiction - but we recognize that this goes beyond the simple calculation of probability ofdecisiveness.
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You may be said to have decisive preferences but theirdecisivenessis favour-dependent.
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I chiefly wish to show how absolute borderline cases create a forced choice between sincerity anddecisiveness.
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At the initial stagedecisivenessand coordination deserted the men, and consequently eighteen generals lost their lives.
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The dilemma betweendecisivenessand sincerity does not occasion any moral uncertainty.
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But still, thedecisivenessof the preference is too circumscribed and contingent to deserve the name of freedom.
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Thedecisivenessof the mayor, in particular, was rewarded during the election held two months later, when he received three-fifths of all the votes cast.
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