| 词汇 | discretion |
| 释义 | discretion noun[ U ] uk /dɪˈskreʃ.ən/ us /dɪˈskreʃ.ən/ discretionnoun[U] (CAREFUL BEHAVIOUR)C2 the ability to behave without causing embarrassment or attracting too much attention, especially by keeping information secret: 慎重，谨慎；守口如瓶 the soul of discretion"Can you trust him with this?" "Yes, he's the soul of discretion (= he will not tell other people)."“在这件事上你能相信他吗？”“当然，他可是个守口如瓶的人。” Paying attention and being careful attention span attentiveness baby be good, and if you can't be good, be carefulidiom be on (your) guardidiom egg flow get religionidiom guard hang hang on/upon something have a careidiom religion revolve revolve around someone/something safety safety firstidiom see past something sit the/a glare of somethingidiom discretionnoun[U] (RIGHT TO CHOOSE)formal the right or ability to decide something: 决定权;决策力 at the discretion ofStudents can be expelled at the discretion of the principal (= if the principal decides it).校长有权开除学生。 I leave the decision to your discretion (= for you to decide).我让你来决定这件事。 Decisions and deciding ascription be make or break for someone/somethingidiom be on the horns of a dilemmaidiom choose clinch conclusion fish or cut baitidiom flip flip a coinidiom get it togetheridiom get something into your headidiom judge resolution sleep split decision swing swing the balanceidiom take it into your head to do somethingidiom take the plungeidiom tightrope Idiomdiscretion is the better part of valour discretion | American Dictionarydiscretion noun[ U ] us/dɪˈskreʃ·ən/ choice, or the right to make a choice, based on judgment: Troopers have discretion in deciding whom to stop for speeding. Whether or not to hold the meeting is at the discretion of the president (= a decision to be made by the president). discretion | Business Englishdiscretion noun[ U ] uk /dɪˈskreʃən/us the right to choose something, or to choose to do something, according to what seems most suitable in a particular situation: at sb's discretion/at the discretion of sbPayment in lieu of notice to redundant workers is at the company's discretion. exercise/use (your) discretionEconomic and institutional constraints can make it difficult for senior managers to exercise discretion in their decisions. leave it (up) to sb's discretion/leave it (up) to the discretion of sbTop-up insurance cover is left to the discretion of individuals and firms. Bankruptcy managers have discretion to decide disputes. broad/complete/considerable discretion Sales staff were given discretion to offer customers a 10% discount. Examples of discretiondiscretion Magistrates are very chary of exercising the various discretions permitted to them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The more we are able to bring into light and question discretions of this kind, the better. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, one has a system involving trustees, a comparable system of regulation and a comparable series of discretions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The prohibitions are essentially open-textured and include wide discretions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, there are three discretions available before the matter leaves court. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, they have marginal discretions as to the severity or otherwise of the régime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have often said, and more often thought, that courts have a bad habit of wiping out discretions by defining them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one looks at the statutes that govern elections, these are discretions that most electoral registration officers and returning officers would prefer not to have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been many attempts to give taxing masters wider discretions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They can only offer discretions to act within central rules, however unnecessary those central rules may be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One can produce absolute discretions, which is all that one can do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I said that, under the system which currently operates, those powers are partially delegated under what are termed "discretions". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She was clearly referring to the discretions being exercised by others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If there is one good logical rule about discretions, it is that, if they are exercised according to rules. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will come to the extent to which, under so-called discretions, some devolution is allowed at present. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of discretion 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. Collocations withdiscretiondiscretionThese are words often used in combination with discretion. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. absolute discretion Quarantine vets have absolute discretion to deal with animals in the kennels without recourse to their owner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 administrative discretion The principle reflected a flexible approach allowing for high administrative discretion to adapt control requirements in light of the particular local situation. amount of discretion The hypotheses have also considered the amountofdiscretion granted to states in directives' provisions. 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. See all collocations with discretion |
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