# Definitive **URL:** \ **Category:** 英语词汇\ **Created:** [May 15, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://eijil.com/t/definitive/349 "2022-05-15T23:51:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://eijil.com/user_avatar/eijil.com/tristan/32/986_2.png) [@Tristan](https://eijil.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://eijil.com/t/definitive/349/1 "2022-05-15T23:51:42Z")
词性：adj. 音标： [dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv] 释义：最后的，确定的，决定性的，不可更改的；可靠的，明确的 A _definitive_ answer is a final one. A _definitive_ decision by a court of law is one that will not be changed. A _definitive_ translation is one everyone turns to as correct. _Definitive_ means authoritative, conclusive, final. Be careful not to confuse _definitive_ with _definite_. _Definite_ means clearly _defined_. You can have a definite opinion that JFK could not have been assassinated by a lone gunman, but the definitive interpretation remains that of the Warren Commission Report, which held there was only one. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://eijil.com/user_avatar/eijil.com/tristan/32/986_2.png) [@Tristan](https://eijil.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://eijil.com/t/definitive/349/2 "2022-05-15T23:54:23Z")
You’re reading the definitive edition. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://eijil.com/user_avatar/eijil.com/tristan/32/986_2.png) [@Tristan](https://eijil.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://eijil.com/t/definitive/349/3 "2022-05-15T23:55:22Z")
We must take definitive action. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://eijil.com/user_avatar/eijil.com/tristan/32/986_2.png) [@Tristan](https://eijil.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://eijil.com/t/definitive/349/4 "2022-05-15T23:55:53Z")
I’m not saying anything definitive. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://eijil.com/user_avatar/eijil.com/tristan/32/986_2.png) [@Tristan](https://eijil.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://eijil.com/t/definitive/349/5 "2022-05-15T23:57:11Z")
Our investigation never did come to anything definitive. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://eijil.com/user_avatar/eijil.com/tristan/32/986_2.png) [@Tristan](https://eijil.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://eijil.com/t/definitive/349/6 "2022-05-15T23:57:59Z")
I got pretty definitive evidence… From who? From the main guy, Uli. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://eijil.com/user_avatar/eijil.com/tristan/32/986_2.png) [@Tristan](https://eijil.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://eijil.com/t/definitive/349/7 "2024-05-30T10:33:41Z")
@Chatbot 你是一个英语教学的大师，你会用通俗易懂的方式给学生讲解各类英语知识，现在请你给我解释下上面帖子中我着重讲解的单词，介绍下这些单词在正式文书和口语中的各类含义，各举几个地道，自然的例子。介绍下这些单词的来历，以及我如何才能记住这些单词呢？ ---
**Author:** ![Chatbot](https://eijil.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Chatbot](https://eijil.com/u/Chatbot)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://eijil.com/t/definitive/349/8 "2024-05-30T10:34:19Z")
好的，@Tristan。我非常高兴能帮助你更好地理解“definitive”这个单词。下面我将循序渐进地介绍这个单词的含义、用法、例子、词源及记忆技巧。 ### 含义 “definitive”是一个形容词，通常用于描述最终的、决定性的、权威性的事物。它可以指决定性的答案、确保不会更改的决定、被普遍认可的翻译等等。 ### 含义细分 在正式文书中，“definitive”可以表示： - **Final** （最终的）：例如法庭的最终判决 - **Conclusive** （有结论的）：例如一项结论性的研究 - **Authoritative** （权威的）：例如权威性的翻译 在口语中，“definitive”更多用于描述某事物是最终的，无法再更改或争论的。 ### 例子 - **正式文书** ： - **口语** ： ### 与"definite"的区别 要小心不要将“definitive”和“definite”混淆。尽管两者都是形容词，含义却不同。 - **Definite** ：意思是“明确的、清晰的”。例如： - _I have a definite plan for the weekend._ （我有一个明确的周末计划。） ### 词源 “definitive”源自拉丁语“definitivus”，意思是“确定的，决定性的”，进一步追溯可以找到“definire”，即“定义，界定”。 ### 记忆技巧 1. **联想法** ：将“definitive”与“final”（最终的）联系起来，因为它们都有最终、不可更改的含义。 2. **词根记忆** ：记住“defin-”的词根，这个词根与定义、确定相关。 ### 例句整理 结合视频中的例子，让我们来看看这个单词在不同语境中的地道用法： - _You’re reading the definitive edition._ （你正在读的是最终版本。） - _We must take definitive action._ （我们必须采取决定性行动。） - _I’m not saying anything definitive._ （我没有说任何决定性的事情。） - _Our investigation never did come to anything definitive._ （我们的调查从未得出任何决定性的结论。） - _I got pretty definitive evidence._ （我得到了相当确凿的证据。） 这样看来，“definitive”具有非常广泛的应用范围，从正式的文书用语到日常的口语表达都能见到它的身影。 希望这些解释和例子能够帮助你更好地掌握“definitive”这个单词。如果你有任何其他问题，随时告诉我！