Indecision
[ɪndɪ'sɪʒ(ə)n] or ['ɪndɪ'sɪʒən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; 'his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost'.
卡特編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) Want of decision; want of settled purpose, or of firmness; indetermination; wavering of mind; irresolution; vacillation; hesitation.
整理:诺里斯
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Irresolution, vacillation, hesitation, unsteadiness, inconstancy, changeableness, fickleness.
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同義詞及反義詞：
[See DECISION]
艾维斯編輯
解釋/意思:
n. want of decision or resolution: hesitation.—adj. Indecī′sive unsettled: inconclusive.—adv. Indecī′sively.—n. Indecī′siveness.
整理:鲁道夫
娱乐性解釋/意思：
n. The chief element of success; 'for whereas saith Sir Thomas Brewbold, there is but one way to do nothing and divers way to do something whereof to a surety only one is the right way it followeth that he who from indecision standeth still hath not so many chances of going astray as he who pusheth forwards '—a most clear and satisfactory exposition of the matter.
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例句/造句/用法:
- My feelings are at present in a state of dreadful indecision; I wish to acquit you, but certainty on either side will be ease to what I now suffer. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- Her face was pale, but it showed no indecision and no fear. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- This train of indecision must surely be worked out now or never. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- He did not begin, but, in his indecision, met her glance. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- The design was a bold one; but we have the same authority for saying that in the execution Johnston showed vacillation and indecision. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- In this state of indecision, obviously the first thing to be done, was to thump the boy for finding Mr. Weller at the door. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; I come back ignorant and disappointed. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- Having settled that I must go to the Blue Boar, my mind was much disturbed by indecision whether or not to take the Avenger. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- His face expressed contrition and indecision as he asked: 'Have I injured you so much, Lizzie? 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- He was far from rich, and every day of indecision and inaction made his inheritance a source of greater anxiety to him. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- His indecision was soon gone. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- All the encumbrance of doubt, all the rubbish of indecision, must be removed at once, and the plain truth must be ascertained. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Everything held in confusion and indecision until then! 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Her passion and her complete indecision almost made her ill. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Everybody was growing weary of indecision, and the first idea with everybody was, that nothing had been proposed before so likely to suit them all. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
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