deliberation

英 [dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn]

美 [dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn]

n.  细想; 考虑; 商议; 审议; (说话或办事)缓慢，从容，审慎

复数：deliberations　

TEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.8476 / COCA.7957

牛津词典

noun

• 细想；考虑；商议；审议
  the process of carefully considering or discussing sth
  1. After ten hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty’.
     经过十小时的商议，陪审团宣告了“无罪”的裁决。
  2. The deliberations of the committee are completely confidential.
     委员会的审议过程是绝对保密的。
• （说话或办事）缓慢，从容，审慎
  the quality of being slow and careful in what you say or do
  1. She signed her name with great deliberation.
     她非常审慎地签上了自己的名字。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 慎重的考虑;仔细的思考
  Deliberationis the long and careful consideration of a subject.
  1. After much deliberation, a decision was reached...
     经过深思熟虑后终于作出了一个决定。
  2. After five minutes of deliberation, he was found guilty of murdering the president.
     经过 5 分钟的仔细斟酌之后，他被判谋杀总统罪名成立。
• N-PLURAL 审议;评议;商议
  Deliberationsare formal discussions where an issue is considered carefully.
  1. ...the outcome of the deliberations...
     评议的结果
  2. Their deliberations were rather inconclusive.
     他们的审议几乎没有得出什么结论。
• N-UNCOUNT 从容;不慌不忙;审慎
  If you say or do something withdeliberation, you do it slowly and carefully.
  1. Fred spoke with deliberation...
     弗雷德字斟句酌。
  2. My mother folded her coat across the back of the chair with careful deliberation.
     母亲小心翼翼地把大衣搭在椅背上。

英英释义

noun

• the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision
  1. he was a man of judicial deliberation
  Synonym:deliberateness
• a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
  Synonym:slownessdeliberatenessunhurriedness
• careful consideration
  1. a little deliberation would have deterred them
  Synonym:weighingadvisement
• planning something carefully and intentionally
  1. it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting
  Synonym:calculation
• (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
  1. the deliberations of the jury

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