1an action, event etc that is decisive has a big effect on the way that something developsdecisive factor/effect/influence etc Women can play a decisive role in the debate over cloning.decisive action/steps We will take decisive steps towards political union with Europe.2someone who is decisive is good at making decisions quickly and with confidenceOPP indecisive: a decisive leader a talent for quick decisive action3definite and clear in a way that leaves no doubtOPP indecisivedecisive victory/result/defeat etc The answer was a decisive no.—decisively adverb: Yet again, we have failed to act decisively.—decisiveness noun [uncountable]: military decisiveness the speed and decisiveness of his victory
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decisiveness
[dɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs]
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果断(93%),坚决(7%)
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