Discretion
[dɪ'skreʃ(ə)n] or [dɪ'skrɛʃən]
解释:
(noun.) the trait of judging wisely and objectively; 'a man of discernment'.
(noun.) knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; 'the servants showed great tact and discretion'.
(noun.) freedom to act or judge on one's own.
整理:昆廷--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) Disjunction; separation.
(n.) The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness.
(n.) Discrimination.
(n.) Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.
安娜贝拉录入
同义词及近义词：
n. [1]. Prudence (in things immediately before us), judgment, caution, wariness, carefulness, circumspection, considerateness, judiciousness.[2]. Will, pleasure, choice, liberty of judgment.
校对:莱利亚
同义词及反义词：
[See DISCREET]
贝蒂整理
解释:
n. quality of being discreet: prudence: liberty to act at pleasure.—adjs. Discre′tional Discre′tionary left to discretion: unrestricted —advs. Discre′tionally Discre′tionarily.—Age Years of discretion mature years; At discretion according to one's own judgment; Be at one's discretion to be completely under another person's power or control; Surrender at discretion to surrender unconditionally that is to another's discretion.
弗雷达录入
娱乐性解释：
An instinctive perception that enables us to say, 'Oh, shut up!' to the small, weak man, and 'I beg your pardon, but I do not entirely agree with your views,' to the large, strong one.
杰拉尔丁校对
例句:
- Firstly, because I say so; and secondly, because discretion and reserve are a girl's best wisdom. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- I almost dread to-morrow--so much depends on my discretion and self-control. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- That is all, Mr. Holmes, and I am sure that I can rely upon your discretion and that of your friend. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- I hope, guardian, said I, that you may not trust too much to my discretion. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- And he did not believe in the extreme discretion that then ruled Roman strategy. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- But if, instead of being the personification of reserve and discretion, she were something quite opposite, I should not fear her. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- He made war according to his own discretion, frequently against his neighbours, and sometimes against his sovereign. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- I tell you fairly, I don't trust your discretion, and I don't trust your temper. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Groups of every description were to be seen devouring the food and swallowing the liquor thus abandoned to their discretion. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- I can trust in their discretion; and I am sure, when I tell you the circumstances, I can trust in yours. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- I was very much pleased with what I collected to have been your behaviour on the occasion; it shewed a discretion highly to be commended. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- My son's choice shall be mine, said Mrs. Farebrother, with majestic discretion, and a wife would be most welcome, Camden. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- So you had better use your own discretion. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- He only replied, Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Where does discretion end, and avarice begin? 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- Her discretions interested him almost as much as her imprudences: he was so sure that both were part of the same carefully-elaborated plan. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
校对:佩里