knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress;"the servants showed great tact and discretion"
refined taste; tact
the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
the trait of judging wisely and objectively;"a man of discernment"
中英词源
discretion 自行决定权，慎重
来自discreet, 慎重。
discretion (n.)
c. 1300, dyscrecyun, "moral discernment," from Old French discrecion or directly from Late Latin discretionem (nominative discretio) "discernment, power to make distinctions," in classical Latin "separation, distinction," noun of state from past participle stem of discernere "to separate, distinguish" (see discern). Phrase at (one"s) discretion attested from 1570s, from sense of "power to decide or judge" (late 14c.); the age of discretion (late 14c.) in English law was 14.
词态变化
权威造句
1. Larsson sometimes joined in the fun, but with more discretion.
拉森有时会和大家一起玩乐，但是显得更加矜持。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Visits are at the discretion of the owners.
是否接受参观访问由业主决定。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He appreciated his discretion and his fidelity.
他欣赏他的谨慎和忠诚。
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4. Discretion is not Jeremy"s strong point.
小心谨慎不是杰里米的强项。
来自柯林斯例句
5. I"ll leave it up to you to use your discretion .
我把这件事留给你自己斟酌决定。
来自《权威词典》
近反义词
age of discretion 责任年龄
at the discretion of 任凭
at discretion 随意
fling discretion to the winds 丢在一边
at someone"s discretion 任凭某人自行处理,随...
soul of discretion 谨慎的化身
years of discretion 责任年龄(自已可判断...
with discretion 审慎地(慎重地)...
leave to someone"s discretion 由某人自由处置,由某...
fly in the face of discretion 轻举妄动,招祸...
surrender at discretion 无条件投降
at one"s discretion 由 ... 决定
in someone"s discretion to do 任某人自行决定,是某...
within someone"s discretion to do 任某人自行决定,是某...
in someone"s discretion 任某人自行决定,是某...
cast discretion to the winds 丢在一边
within someone"s discretion 任某人自行决定,是某...
throw discretion to the winds 丢在一边
year of discretion 能辨是非的年龄...
相似短语
at discretion 随意,任意,无条件地;根据自己的意愿,自行斟酌
at the discretion of adv.任凭...处理
with discretion adv.谨慎地,慎重地
the soul of discretion 最谨慎的人谨慎的化身
price discretion 【经】 价格自主权
age of discretion 【法】 责任能力年龄
discretion of punishment 【法】 量刑
management discretion 【经】 管理层的决断自主权
at the discretion of sb 听任某人自由处理,根据某人的意见
the age of discretion 责任年龄,成年
单词分析
暂无,等待补充.
记忆方法
1. crisis => discretion.
2. crisis => cris-, crit-, cret-, cern- => critic, critics.
3. => power to make distinctions.
