20190307 determine

determine

【英英释义】

v.1. if a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind. 是…的决定因素 V n  /  V wh  / Formal

2. to determine a fact means to discover it as a result of investigation. 确定，查明 V wh  /  V n  /  V that  /  Formal

3. if you determine something, you decide it or settle it. 决定，敲定 V wh  /  V n  /  V that

4. if you determine to do something, you make a firm decision to do it. 下决定，决意，决定 V to-inf  /  V that  /  Formal

to control what something will be

【词义深度解析】

determine表示“下决心，决定”的意思被大家所熟悉，它还有另外一个含义，表示“是…的决定因素，取决于”，可以替换depend on。

determined是不及物动词determine的过去分词和形容词形式，常有be determined，可以是一段时间，但determine本身做动词都是一时的。determine a date是“决定一个日期”，不及fix a date通俗。

【例句学习】

1. The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato.可改写为：The size of the potato will determine the cooking time.

2. What you look like determines how people treat you.

3. The scale of the revolt will determine what happens next. 下一步发生什么取决于反抗的规模。

4. For instance, on Air India, the country's state-owned flag carrier, who you know can apparently determine where you sit. 举个例子，在印度航空这家国有航空公司，你认识谁决定你坐什么位子。

【词汇运用】

1.翻译：价钱取决于你买多买少。

How many you will buy determines the price. （自己）

How much it costs is determined by how much you buy. / the quantity purchased determines the price. （参考翻译）

分析：参考翻译用了how much以及被动语态。学习。

2. 生活场景应用

Whether you can learn English well is determined by your determination, action and persistence.