determination
/dɪtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- firmness of purpose; resoluteness（目的的）坚定不移; 坚决; 果断：
the determination of the players has been excellent.
球员们的决心无与伦比。
2
- the process of establishing something exactly, typically by calculation or research测定, 确定（多指通过计算或研究得到的结论）：
determination of molecular structures.
对分子结构的确定。
2.1
- Law the settlement of a dispute by the authoritative decision of a judge or arbitrator【律】（法官或仲裁人对争议的） 裁定。
2.2
- count noun Law a judicial decision or sentence【律】司法裁决; 判决。
3
- the controlling or deciding of something's nature or outcome（对事物本质或结果的）控制; 决定：
genetic sex determination.
基因对性别的决定。
4
- Law the cessation of an estate or interest【律】（财产权、利息的）终止。
5
- archaic a tendency to move in a fixed direction〈古〉（向固定方向）移动的趋势。
词源
late Middle English （in the senses 'settlement of a controversy by a judge or by reasoning' and 'authoritative opinion'）： via Old French from Latin determinatio（n-）， from the verb determinare （see DETERMINE）.