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Discretionary Decide People 英 Dɪ'Skreʃənəri] 美 Dɪ'Skreʃəneri Adj.自由裁量的;任意的 自由决定的,酌情行事的

英语单词 discretionary
英美音标 英 [dɪ'skreʃənəri] 美 [dɪ'skreʃəneri]
中文释义 adj.自由裁量的;任意的, 自由决定的,酌情行事的, 便宜行事的
英语例句 (1) The enactment of this regulation gives us discretionary power.
(2) The judge has the power to make discretionary awards.
中文例句 (1) 这个法规的颁布,犹如给我们配备了上方宝剑。
(2) 法官有权自行作出裁决,决定赔偿额。
vocabulary简明 Discretionary means it's up to you to decide. Bathing regularly is a discretionary act, so you can opt not to do it if you want; note, however, that your friends might disagree with us on this.
vocabulary扩展 Discretionary is often used to describe money that isn’t designated for a particular purpose. It’s up to the people in charge to decide how discretionary funds should be spent. Discretionary comes from the word discretion, which can be used to mean “the right to decide something based on one’s own judgment.” If you're given a task to complete at your discretion, you can decide how you want to do it — or whether you want to do it at all.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词]自由决定的;酌情行事的;便宜行事的 Discretionary things are not fixed by rules but are decided on by people in authority, who consider each individual case.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • Magistrates were given wider discretionary powers...

    地方法官被赋予了更广泛的自由决定权。

  • Check whether you are entitled to a discretionary grant for your course.

    确定你是否有权酌情行事。

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