Resolution



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解释

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• n. 决定, 决议;决心; 坚决, 果断
• ［英］ n. 决定, 决议 ( a formal decision) ; 决心 ( a firm decision)
• ［类］ lumber : grace / flag : vigor / waver : resolution ( 笨拙无优雅 / 衰弱无活力 / 动摇无坚决)
• ［记］ resolute ( 坚决的) +ion

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English resolucioun, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French resolucion, from Latin resolution-, resolutio, from resolvere
• Date: 14th century
• 1. the act or process of resolving: as
  • a. the act of analyzing a complex notion into simpler ones
  • b. the act of answering ; solving
  • c. the act of determining
  • d. the passing of a voice part from a dissonant to a consonant tone or the progression of a chord from dissonance to consonance
  • e. the separating of a chemical compound or mixture into its constituents
  • f.
    • (1) the division of a prosodic element into its component parts
    • (2) the substitution in Greek or Latin prosody of two short syllables for a long syllable
  • g. the analysis of a vector into two or more vectors of which it is the sum
• 2. the subsidence of a pathological state (as inflammation)
• 3.
  • a. something that is resolved <made a resolution to mend my ways>
  • b. firmness of resolve
• 4. a formal expression of opinion, will, or intent voted by an official body or assembled group
• 5. the point in a literary work at which the chief dramatic complication is worked out
• 6.
  • a. the process or capability of making distinguishable the individual parts of an object, closely adjacent optical images, or sources of light
  • b. a measure of the sharpness of an image or of the fineness with which a device (as a video display, printer, or scanner) can produce or record such an image usually expressed as the total number or density of pixels in the image <a resolution of 1200 dots per inch>
• Synonyms: see courage

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