- The process of carefully considering what to do is called deliberation, like your deliberation before making one of the most important decisions in your life.
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- n. 考虑，熟思
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1. She signed her name with great deliberation.
她非常审慎地签上了自己的名字。
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2. After ten hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty’.
经过十小时的商议，陪审团宣告了“无罪”的裁决。
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3. The deliberations of the committee are completely confidential.
委员会的审议过程是绝对保密的。
- deliberation (n.) late 14c., Old French deliberation, from Latin deliberationem (nominative deliberatio), noun of action from past participle stem of deliberare "consider carefully, consult," literally "weigh well," from de- "entirely" (see de-) + -liberare, altered (probably by influence of liberare "to free, liberate") from librare "to balance, make level," from libra "pair of scales, a balance" (see Libra).
de·lib·er·ation / dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn ; NAmE dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn / noun ( formal) 1 [uncountable , countable , usually plural ] the process of carefully considering or discussing sth 细想；考虑；商议；审议 ◆ After ten hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty’. 经过十小时的商议，陪审团宣告了“无罪”的裁决。 ◆ The deliberations of the committee are completely confidential. 委员会的审议过程是绝对保密的。 2 [uncountable ] the quality of being slow and careful in what you say or do （说话或办事）缓慢，从容，审慎 ◆ She signed her name with great deliberation. 她非常审慎地签上了自己的名字。 deliberation deliberations de·lib·er·ation / dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn ; NAmE dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn /
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