Discretion
[ dɪ'skrɛʃən ]
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n. 慎重;考虑周到;判断力，辨别力;自行决定的自由;
💡 词根助记
dis分开，分离+cret搞清，区别+ion名词后缀→谨慎，小心
📝 例句
An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of learning.
一盎司的小心值得一磅的学问。
Fore God, my lord, well spoken, with good accent and good discretion.
上帝在上，老爷，您念得好极了，真是抑扬顿挫，曲尽其妙。
He is the soul of honour / discretion.
他是荣誉的化身[为人极为谨慎].
It is within your discretion to settle the matter.
这件事你可以自行处理。
Don' t keep asking me what to do ; use your own discretion.
不要老是问我该做什麽事, 你自行决定吧.
🌱 联想助记
【记】discretion-谨慎,directions-用法、说明:为了谨慎起见,还是先看说明书吧
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
discretion
n[U]
1 quality of being discreet; good judgement 谨慎; 慎重; 审慎; 明智
to act with discretion 谨慎行事
This is a secret, but I know I can count on your discretion, ie be sure you won't tell anyone. 这可是个秘密, 不过我知道你嘴稳（肯定不会告诉别人）.
2 freedom to decide for oneself what should be done 自行决断的自由
Don't keep asking me what to do; use your own discretion. 不要老是问我该做什麽事, 你自行决定吧.
3 (idm 习语) the age/years of di`scretion maturity; age when one is considered able to judge and decide for oneself 成年; 解事年龄; 责任年龄. at sb's discretion on the basis of sb's judgement 依据某人的见解
A supplementary grant may be awarded at the discretion of the committee. 委员会可能酌情追加一笔补助金. discretion is the ,better part of `valour (saying usu joc 谚, 通常作戏谑语) there is no point in taking unnecessary risks 不知进退非真勇（不必作无谓的冒险）.
🔁 扩展释义
*[dis'kreʃәn]n. 慎重, 辨别力, 考虑, 处理权【法】 有决定权的相关词组: at discretion be within sb's discretion to do with discretion at the discretion of...
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Yes, and we must stop people walking on this floor until it's firm. It may be necessary to put up a notice saying Keep off. Another thing, we' ll have to drill a hole in the wall for the electric wires.
是的，因此在地板牢固前，我们必须防止人们从地板上行走。可能还需要竖一个布告牌，写上“不得践踏”。还有，我们必须在墙上钻一个电线孔。
Another thing which shocked Kunta was that women were held in the castle too.
还有一件事使孔塔感到惊奇，这就是关在城堡里的还有妇女。
I went on walking, bending down because the roof of the cave was not very high.
因为洞顶不是很高，我继续弯着腰往前走。