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determinate + noun
常用于法律或数学中，表示明确固定而非可变的。
The judge imposed a determinate sentence of 15 years.
法官判处了15年的确定刑期。
明确的；清晰的
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明确的；清晰的
Distinct, clearly defined.
The judge imposed a determinate sentence of 15 years.
法官判处了15年的确定刑期。
清晰的,明确界定的
Distinct, clearly defined.
固定的,确定的,不变的
Fixed, determined, set, unvarying.
关于生长:在遗传预定的结构形成后停止
Of growth: ending once a genetically predetermined structure has formed.
结论性的；决定性的；肯定的
Conclusive; decisive; positive.
The contract has a determinate end date.
合同有一个确定的终止日期。
This plant has determinate growth, so it stops growing after flowering.
这种植物具有有限生长的特性，开花后便停止生长。
The outcome of the experiment was determinate, confirming the hypothesis.
实验结果是确定的，证实了假设。
常用于法律或数学中，表示明确固定而非可变的。
The judge imposed a determinate sentence of 15 years.
法官判处了15年的确定刑期。
表示状态，强调由规则或原因固定。
The conditions for the experiment are determinate.
实验的条件是确定的。
植物学专用义：顶端生长有限，不无限延伸。
This plant is determinate in its growth habit.
这种植物的生长习性是有止限的。
Not this
The results will determinate the next steps.
Use this
The results will determine the next steps.
“Determinate”是形容词，意为确定的或有限的，不能用作动词。应使用动词“determine”表示“决定”。
Not this
She is a very determinate person who never gives up.
Use this
She is a very determined person who never gives up.
“Determined”表示坚定、有决心的，而“determinate”表示明确限定的或有限的。描述人的性格特征时，应用“determined”。
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固定刑期
The judge gave the offender a determinate sentence of six years.
法官判处该罪犯六年固定刑期。
明确含义
The agreement gives each term a determinate meaning.
该协议赋予每个术语明确的含义。
有限生长
This variety of bean has determinate growth, producing all its pods over a short period.
这种豆类为有限生长，在短期内结出全部豆荚。
确定的结果
The experiment produced a determinate result after careful control.
经过仔细控制，实验得出了确定的结果。
坚定，坚定，我们意志坚定。
The song's repeated line "We're determinate" became an anthem for the movie's message of self-belief.
这首歌反复唱到的“我们意志坚定”成为了电影关于自信的信息的励志颂歌。
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听得出 determine（决定）的影子：已被决定好的，就是明确的、固定不变的。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、学术或法律文本 determinate 是正式用语，通常出现在学术、法律或技术文本中，日常口语较少使用。
常用于正式或科技语境；在植物学中指顶端不再无限生长。
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