| 词汇 | indecision |
| 释义 | indecision noun[ U ] uk /ˌɪn.dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/ us /ˌɪn.dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/(alsoindecisiveness, uk /ˌɪn.dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv.nəs/ us /ˌɪn.dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv.nəs/) the state of being unable to make a choice: 优柔寡断，无决断力 A moment's indecision when you've got the ball and you could lose the game.你得球时的一时犹豫就可能使你输掉比赛。 indecision about/overThere is a great deal of indecision about/over how to tackle the problem.在如何处理这个问题上迟迟不能决断。 Doubt & ambivalence ambivalence ambivalent ambivalently askance be in two mindsidiom fence-sitting have a foot in both campsidiom haw hem hem and hawidiom nonconcern nonplussed quandary rudderless shades of greyidiom warily wary waver wavering waveringly indecision | American Dictionaryindecision noun[ U ] us/ˌɪn·dɪˈsɪʒ·ən/(alsoindecisiveness, us/ˌɪn·dɪˈsɑɪ·sɪv·nəs/) the quality of being unable to make a decision or having a lot of difficulty in deciding something: I tossed and turned all night in a frenzy of indecision. indecisiveadjectiveus/ˌɪn·dɪˈsɑɪ·sɪv/ As a leader during the war, he was indecisive and ineffectual, and was eventually relieved of his command. Examples of indecisionindecision Sounding out the neighbours prematurely carries the risk of disclosing one's own indecision, for which one could later be reproached. Successive research identifies a middle ground between attitude certainty and uncertainty, where instabilities in opinions reflect indecision rather than indifference. All but one of the women felt initial indecision about what to do and consequent depression over this helplessness. Relative hand skill predicts academic ability : global deficits at the point of hemispheric indecision. We awarded 1 point for each obvious deletion, 0.5 points for each case of indecision, and 0 points for each obvious conservation. A longer response time may reflect that the child was considering alternative choices or simply experiencing indecision. The space bar was also used to indicate indecision, or having previously pressed the wrong response key. Four-year-olds, on the other hand, showed evidence of indecision when interpreting nonsense words, but less so when interpreting pseudo-homonyms. Those who represent the "best" professional values in medicine find themselves wandering in a fog of disillusionment and indecision. And there is hardly any doubt or indecision about the babu's decisive choice. As a consequence it becomes the victim of indecision, confusion and obfuscation. One sign that the astronomer has learned his astrology is his indecision over borderline cases. The longer response times seen only in seven-year-olds, when correctly interpreting pseudo-homonyms versus nonsense words, may reflect this emerging awareness and its associated indecision. They include conjunctions, interjections, time adverbials, indicators of indecision, and other discourse words. Indecision at the front was compounded by lack of direction from the rear. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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