determinationの意味・使い方・発音

determination

英 [dɪ,tɜːmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [dɪ,tɝmɪ'neʃən]

determination (n.): mid-14c., "decision, sentence," from Old French déterminacion (14c.) "determination, settlement, definition," from Latin determinationem (nominative determinatio) "conclusion, boundary," noun of action from past participle stem of determinare (see determine).

As "a bringing to an end" (especilly of a suit at law), late 15c. As "fixed direction toward a goal," from 1650s, originally in physics or anatomy; metaphoric sense "fixation of will" is from 1680s; that of "quality of being resolute" is from 1822.

1. It must have reinforced my determination to blend into my surroundings.: これは私にもっと周囲の環境に溶け込む決心をさせます。

2.Kauffman was a woman of unique talent and determination .: カウフマンは抜群の知性と決断力を持つ女性だ。

3.Their indecision has been replaced by confidence and steely determination .: 彼らの優柔不断さは、自信と鋼鉄のような決意に取って代わられている。

4.His bristling determination has become a symbol of England 's renaissance.彼は精力的で粘り強く、イングランドルネサンスの象徴となっている。

5.Cabinet ministers signalled their determination to tough out the controversy.: 内閣大臣らは、議論をものともせずに続けることを表明した。