decide

英 [dɪ'saɪd] 美 [dɪ'saɪd]

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※ 提供单词"decide"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

decide 决定

de-, 向下。-cid, 砍，击，词源同concise, incision. 引申义决定。

decide: decide: [14] Etymologically, decide denotes a resolving of alternatives or difficulties by cutting through them as if with a knife or a sword – dealing with them ‘at a stroke’. The word comes, perhaps via French décider, from Latin dēcidere, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē- ‘off’ and caedere ‘cut, strike’. It is not clear where this comes from, although Sanskrit khid- ‘press, tear’ has been compared.

Its other descendants in English include chisel, cement, concise, and scissors. (Other verbs for ‘decide’ which contain the basic meaning element ‘cut through’ or ‘separate’ include Latin dēcernere and German entscheiden.)
=> cement, chisel, concise, excise, incision, precise, scissors
decide (v.): late 14c., "to settle a dispute," from Old French decider, from Latin decidere "to decide, determine," literally "to cut off," from de- "off" (see de-) + caedere "to cut" (see -cide). For Latin vowel change, see acquisition. Sense is of resolving difficulties "at a stroke." Meaning "to make up one's mind" is attested from 1830. Related: Decided; deciding.

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1. A dentist may decide to extract the tooth to prevent recurrent trouble.: 牙医可能会决定拔掉那颗牙，以免反复发作。

3. If the clubs cannot conclude a deal, an independent tribunal will decide.: 如果俱乐部之间无法达成协议，将由一个独立的仲裁委员会来裁定。

4. The judges could not decide which category it belonged in.: 评委们无法判定它属于哪一类。

5. I couldn't decide whether he was incredibly brave or just insane.: 我不能判定他到底是英勇无畏还是精神失常。