deliberation
/dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- long and careful consideration or discussion深思, 考虑; 研究, 审议:
after much deliberation we arrived at a compromise
再三考虑之后我们达成了妥协
count noun the commission's deliberations.委员会的审议。
2
- slow and careful movement or thought谨慎的行动(或思考):
he replaced the glass on the table with deliberation.
他小心翼翼地把玻璃杯放回到桌子上。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin deliberatio(n-), from deliberare 'consider carefully' (see DELIBERATE).