Word · Frequency #8476
deliberation
审议；商讨
discussion of all sides of a question
常用复数 deliberations
- 1.
The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
权衡和审视选择或措施的理由的行为；仔细考虑；成熟的反思
- 2.
(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
(通常为复数)讨论问题的各个方面
- 3.
Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure.
对措施的理由进行仔细讨论和审查
- 4.
careful consideration
仔细考虑
- 5.
planning something carefully and intentionally
仔细和有意图地计划某事
权衡和审视选择或措施的理由的行为；仔细考虑；成熟的反思；(通常为复数)讨论问题的各个方面；对措施的理由进行仔细讨论和审查；仔细考虑；仔细和有意图地计划某事
In use
The city council's deliberations on the new budget continued into the night.
After three days of deliberation, the judges finally agreed on the winner.
The committee will begin its deliberations on the proposal next week.
the deliberations of the jury
a little deliberation would have deterred them
it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting
under deliberation
表示正在被审议或讨论。
The proposal is still under deliberation.
该提案仍在审议中。
Connections
Collocations
- careful deliberation
- 仔细的考虑
- The committee reached a decision after careful deliberation.委员会经过仔细考虑后做出了决定。
- serious deliberation
- 认真的审议
- The proposal is under serious deliberation by the board.该提案正由董事会认真审议。
- after much deliberation
- 经过深思熟虑
- After much deliberation, they decided to accept the offer.经过深思熟虑，他们决定接受这个提议。
- deliberation process
- 审议过程
- The deliberation process lasted several weeks.审议过程持续了数周。
- with deliberation
- 慎重地
- She spoke with deliberation, choosing each word carefully.她慎重地说话，仔细选择每个词。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆提示：将deliberation想象为‘得理智认真思考’，谐音助记‘得理智审议’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal proceedings、committee meetings、decision-making 通常指正式场合中的仔细讨论或思考，多用于法律、政治或商业等需要慎重决策的场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the /-reɪʃən/ ending and rhyme with 'deliberation'. Be cautious of visually similar 'deliberate' (verb, /dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/) which does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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