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- mid-15c., decisioun, "act of deciding," from Old French décision (14c.), from Latin decisionem (nominative decisio) "a decision, settlement, agreement," noun of action from past-participle stem of decidere "to decide, determine," literally "to cut off," from de "off" (see de-) + caedere "to cut" (from PIE root *kae-id- "to strike").
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The earliest known use of the noun decision is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for decision is from before 1425, in the writing of H. Daniel.
- English
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- Middle French
- Occitan
Etymology
From Middle French, from Latin dēcīsiō, dēcīsiōnis, from dēcīdō (“to decide”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /dɪˈsɪʒən/, [dɪˈsɪʒn̩] 2. Rhymes: -ɪʒən
Noun
decision (countable and uncountable, plural decisions) 1. The act of deciding. 2. A choice or judgement. 2.1. It is the decisionof the court that movies are protected as free speech. 2.2. It's a tough decision, but I'll take vanilla. 2.1. 2013 June 21, Karen McVeigh, “US rules human genes can't be patented”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 10: 2.1.1. The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decisionthat scientists and civil r...
Etymology
From Latin, see above.
Noun
decision f (plural decisions) 1. decision
Etymology
From Latin dēcīsiō.
Noun
decision f (plural decisions) 1. decision
OED's earliest evidence for decision is from 1877, in the writing of M. K. Dallas. It is also recorded as a noun from the Middle English period (1150—1500). decision is formed within English, by conversion.
English word decision comes from Latin caedo, Latin ex, e (A name of the letter …
To make a decision is to make up your mind about something. To act with decision is to proceed with determination, which might be a natural character trait. Decision originally comes from the Latin decidere ("determine").
2018年7月15日 · decided (adj.) "resolute, free from hesitation or wavering," 1790, past-participle adjective from decide. A decided victory is one the reality of which is not in doubt; a decisive one goes far toward settling some issue. Meaning "free from ambiguity or uncertainty" also is from 1790. Related: Decidedly.
