de·lib·er·a·tion /dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən/ n. 1. 细想，考虑；研究 After much deliberation, I decided not to go. 我在再三考虑之后决定不去了。 2. [常作 deliberations] 审议，评议，商议 Grand jurors took an oath to keep secret their deliberations. 大陪审团成员们宣誓对他们的审议情况保密。 3. 审慎；从容 speak with deliberation 字斟句酌地讲 4. 缓慢 His everlasting deliberation used to infuriate his wife. 他那老是慢吞吞的样子常惹得他妻子发火。