Discretion
[dɪ'skreʃ(ə)n] or [dɪ'skrɛʃən]
解釋/意思:
(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
解釋/意思:
(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.
安娜贝拉錄入
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Prudence (in things immediately before us), judgment, caution, wariness, carefulness, circumspection, considerateness, judiciousness.[2]. Will, pleasure, choice, liberty of judgment.
校對:莱利亚
同義詞及反義詞：
[See DISCREET]
贝蒂整理
解釋/意思:
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.
弗雷达錄入
娱乐性解釋/意思：
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.
杰拉尔丁校對
例句/造句/用法:
- Firstly, because I say so; and secondly, because discretion and reserve are a girl's best wisdom. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- I almost dread to-morrow--so much depends on my discretion and self-control. 威爾基·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. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- I hope, guardian, said I, that you may not trust too much to my discretion. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- And he did not believe in the extreme discretion that then ruled Roman strategy. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- 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. 雪麗.
- He made war according to his own discretion, frequently against his neighbours, and sometimes against his sovereign. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- I tell you fairly, I don't trust your discretion, and I don't trust your temper. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Groups of every description were to be seen devouring the food and swallowing the liquor thus abandoned to their discretion. 沃爾特·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. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- 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. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- My son's choice shall be mine, said Mrs. Farebrother, with majestic discretion, and a wife would be most welcome, Camden. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- So you had better use your own discretion. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- He only replied, Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Where does discretion end, and avarice begin? 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- Her discretions interested him almost as much as her imprudences: he was so sure that both were part of the same carefully-elaborated plan. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
校對:佩里