Deliberation
[dɪ,lɪbə'reɪʃ(ə)n] or [dɪ,lɪbə'reʃən]
解释:
(noun.) the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; 'he was a man of judicial deliberation'.
(noun.) careful consideration; 'a little deliberation would have deterred them'.
(noun.) (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; 'the deliberations of the jury'.
整理:桑娅--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
(n.) Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.
校对:诺琳
同义词及近义词：
n. [1]. Consideration, meditation, cogitation, thought, reflection, circumspection, wariness, caution, thoughtfulness.[2]. Consultation, discussion.
詹妮校对
同义词及反义词：
[See DELIBERATE_and_COOL]
校对:伍德罗
娱乐性解释：
n. The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.
校对:贾斯廷
例句:
- I am happy to say, I am pretty well, Sir,' said the man, speaking with great deliberation, and closing the book. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- The economic conflicts are at once raised to a plane of research, experiment and honest deliberation. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- Yes, ma'am,' said Bob, all impatience; for the old lady, although much agitated, spoke with the most tantalising deliberation, as old ladies often do. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- He lighted the candle from the flaring match with great deliberation, and dropped the match, and trod it out. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- She needed no time for deliberation or inquiry. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
- I merely wanted to observe, my Lord,' said the chemist, taking his seat with great deliberation, 'that I've left nobody but an errand-boy in my shop. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- Men are less blamed for such evil actions, as they perform hastily and unpremeditately, than for such as proceed from thought and deliberation. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
- Other books were produced, and after some deliberation he chose Fordyce's Sermons. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- Where an activity takes time, where many means and obstacles lie between its initiation and completion, deliberation and persistence are required. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- All this with great deliberation. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- It is true that the debates of both Houses of Parliament the whole session through, uniformly tended to the protracted deliberation, How not to do it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- The Pilgrim mounted with more deliberation, reaching, as he departed, his hand to Gurth, who kissed it with the utmost possible veneration. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- I don't know,' said the Deputy, with deliberation, 'as I ought to let you go. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- The subalterns receive orders from their chiefs; they are in a good state of discipline; no blow is struck without mature deliberation. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- The last ten he told over with much deliberation, pausing, and saying something as he took each piece from the table, and dropt it into his purse. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Its opening deliberations turned on the question whether it was to meet as one body or as three, each estate having an equal vote. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- No insight into the evident fact that power upsets all mechanical foresight and gravitates toward the natural leaders seems to have illuminated those historic deliberations. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- The late constitution of this state, which was the result of their deliberations, may be considered as a digest of his principles of government. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- My aunt and I had held many grave deliberations on the calling to which I should be devoted. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- Napoleon seems rather to have hindered than helped its deliberations. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
录入:奥维尔