音标:[dis'kreʃәn] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
n. 慎重, 辨别力, 考虑, 处理权
[法] 有决定权的
n. freedom to act or judge on one's own
n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
n. the trait of judging wisely and objectively
词型变化:名词复数形式 : discretions
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discretion的用法和样例:

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。

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...

经典引文

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

    出自:Hobbes
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