Word · Frequency #8242
discretionary
可自行决定的；酌情决定的；自由裁量的
核心释义
Available to be used or decided as one chooses; left to one's own judgment.
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可自由支配的；可自行决定的；酌情的。
Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.
可自由支配的；可自行决定的；酌情的。；选择的
用法In use
The manager has discretionary power to approve overtime requests.
用法提示：discretionary 作为形容词，修饰 power，表示‘自由决定的’权力。
The scholarship fund is discretionary, so the committee can choose the recipients.
用法提示：discretionary 描述基金的性质，意为‘可自由支配的’。
She used her discretionary income to buy a new laptop.
用法提示：discretionary 修饰 income，指‘可自由支配的’收入。
discretionary + noun
discretionary spending
可自由支配的开支
be + discretionary
The bonus is discretionary.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- discretionary spending
- 可自由支配的开支
- The government plans to cut discretionary spending in the next fiscal year.政府计划在下一财年削减可自由支配的开支。
- discretionary income
- 可自由支配的收入
- After paying for necessities, most of her discretionary income goes to travel.支付生活必需品后，她的大部分可自由支配收入用于旅行。
- discretionary fund
- 自由支配资金
- The manager allocated a discretionary fund for emergency projects.经理拨出一笔自由支配资金用于紧急项目。
- discretionary power
- 酌情决定权
- Judges have discretionary power to determine sentences within legal limits.法官在法律范围内拥有酌情决定量刑的权力。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
discretionary 像 discretion（判断力）+ary，有判断力就可自由决定。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：finance、government、business 该词通常用于正式场合，尤其在金融、政府或商业语境中描述可自由支配的资金或酌情决定的行为。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above all share the /ʃənəri/ ending with discretionary. Words like 'necessary' (/ˈnesəseri/) or 'ordinary' (/ˈɔːrdəneri/) look similar but end differently.
用法优先级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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