determination
/dɪˌtɜ:mɪˈneɪʃn; dɪˌtəmə`neʃən/ n[U]
1 ~ (to do sth) quality of being firmly committed to doing sth; resoluteness 决心; 坚定性
a leader with courage and determination 果敢的领导者
with an air of determination, ie showing this quality 带著一副坚定的神态
her dogged determination to learn English 她学英语的那种坚定不移的决心.
2 precise fixing (of sth); deciding （对某事物的）确定; 决定
the determination of future policy 未来政策的确定.
3 finding out (of an amount, a quality, etc); calculation （数量、 质量等的）测定; 计算
the determination of a ship's position/the exact composition of a substance 船的方位[某种物质的准确成分]的测定.