determine
翻译
决定, 确定, 查明
例句
We must determine the best course of action.
我们必须决定最佳的行动方案。
Police are trying to determine the cause of the accident.
警方正试图查明事故原因。
Your health can determine your future.
你的健康可以决定你的未来。
语法模式
确定((sth.)) to determine ((sth.)) Can you determine the age of this building?
查明((什么/哪里/如何等)) to determine ((what/where/how etc.)) We need to determine where the problem is.
近义词
同义词: decide, establish, ascertain, influence
词源
源自拉丁语“determinare”(限定,界定),由“de-”(完全)和“terminare”(限制)组成。
记忆技巧
“determine”某事就是设定其“terminus”(终点)或界限。