discretion

英 [dɪ'skreʃn] 美 [dɪ'skreʃn]

• n. 谨慎；慎重；自行决定

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 谨慎，慎重，审慎
2. 处理权
3. <罕>判断力，辨别力
4. 自行决定的自由，斟酌的自由，自行决定权，自行裁决
5. 由某人斟酌决定
6. 按照某人的意见
7. 考虑周到
8. 【律】任意决定权
9. 【计】 判定

英英释义

Noun:

1. freedom to act or judge on one's own

2. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress;

   "the servants showed great tact and discretion"
   

3. refined taste; tact

4. the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

5. the trait of judging wisely and objectively;

   "a man of discernment"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. We reposed great trust in his tact and discretion.
   我们极为信任他的机智和谨慎。
2. You must choose you friends with discretion.
   你一定要慎重地择友。
3. I won't tell you what time to leave, you're old enough to use your own discretion.
   我不告诉你什么时候离开，你已经长大了，该自己作出决定。
4. The hours of the meetings will be fixed at the monitor's discretion.
   开会时间将由班长自行决定。

经典引文

• The Discretion of times, places, and persons necessary to a good Fancy.

  出自： Hobbes

词汇搭配

• age of discretion 责任年龄
• at the discretion of 任凭
• at discretion 随意
• fling discretion to the winds 丢在一边
• at someone's discretion 任凭某人自行处理,随...
• soul of discretion 谨慎的化身
• years of discretion 责任年龄(自已可判断...
• with discretion 审慎地(慎重地)...
• leave to someone's discretion 由某人自由处置,由某...
• fly in the face of discretion 轻举妄动,招祸...
• surrender at discretion 无条件投降
• at one's discretion 由 ... 决定
• in someone's discretion to do 任某人自行决定,是某...
• within someone's discretion to do 任某人自行决定,是某...
• in someone's discretion 任某人自行决定,是某...
• cast discretion to the winds 丢在一边
• within someone's discretion 任某人自行决定,是某...
• throw discretion to the winds 丢在一边
• year of discretion 能辨是非的年龄...

近反义词

【近义词】

• diplomacy 外交
• judgment 裁判
• option 选择权
• chariness 谨慎
• discrimination 歧视
• deliberation 熟虑
• freedom 自由
• prudence 审慎
• carefulness 小心
• caution 警告
• canniness 精明
• maturity 成熟
• responsibility 责任
• moderation 缓和
• foresight 远见
• freedom of choice 自由选择
• will 决心
• pleasure 愉快
• choice 选择
• decision 决定
• discernment 眼光
• delicacy 柔弱
• free will 自愿
• discreetness 谨慎
• circumspection 细心