decision
/dɪˈsɪʒən/KK
dɪ·sɪ·ʒən
變化形
decisions
1.
決定；抉擇
在考慮不同可能性後，選定要做什麼、相信什麼或採取哪一種方案的結果。
用法：是可數名詞，通常搭配 make、reach 或 come to。make a decision 最常用；decision 後常接 to 加原形動詞，或關於某事的介系詞片語。
Choosing which club to join was a difficult decision for Kevin.
選擇要加入哪個社團，對 Kevin 來說是個困難的決定。
After talking with her parents, Mia made the decision to study closer to home.
和父母討論後，Mia 決定到離家較近的地方讀書。
2.
判決；裁定
法院、裁判、委員會或其他有權作判斷的人或機構所作的正式結論。
用法：常搭配 court、judge、referee、committee 等表示作出裁定的機構或人。常用介系詞 on 表示「針對某事的裁定」。
The court's decision allowed the family to keep their home.
法院的判決讓這個家庭得以保留他們的住家。
The referee's decision ended the debate during the basketball game.
裁判的裁定結束了籃球比賽中的爭議。
常見錯誤
I decided to join the club after a long decision.
I made the decision to join the club after thinking about it for a long time.
We discussed about the decision.
We discussed the decision.
The school made a decision that cancel the trip.
The school made a decision to cancel the trip.
She made a decision for studying abroad.
She made the decision to study abroad.
相關字詞
學習提示
・最實用的搭配是 make a decision，意為「作決定」。
・若是「決定做某事」，常說 make a decision to do something；日常對話中也常直接用 decide to do something。
・與介系詞搭配時，decision about 常指「關於某事的決定」；decision on 在正式語境中常指「針對議題或案件所作的裁定」。