irresolution

英式音标：[ɪˌrezə'lu:ʃn]

美式音标：[ɪˌrezə'luʃn]

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概况：

n. 优柔寡断；犹豫不决

词义：

n.

不决断，优柔寡断，犹豫不定；

英英释义

irresolution[ 'i,rezə'lju:ʃən ]

n.

doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

同义词：indecisionindecisiveness

the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose

同义词：irresoluteness

用法：

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

They dispose kings to tyranny, husbands to jealousy, wise men to irresolution and melancholy.
猜疑常常会让君主变得暴虐，让丈夫产生嫉妒，让智者变得优柔寡断。

权威例句

Irresolution

The Irresolution of Rome

Conflict Irresolution in the South China Sea

Constitutional Irresolution: Law and the Framing of Civil Society

Will global warming be controlled? reflections on the irresolution of humankind

Will Global Warming be Controlled? Reflections on the Irresolution of Humankind

Middle English Debate Poetry and the Aesthetics of Irresolution by Thomas L. Reed,

The Queer Limit of Black Memory: Black Lesbian Literature and Irresolution

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Earthly environmentalism and the space exploration movement, 1960–1990: A study in irresolution ☆

同义词：yo-yo,shilly-shally,indecision,fence-sitting

同根词：irresolutely,irresolute

英语词源：

irresolution (n.)

1590s, from French irrésolution (16c.), from ir-, assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + résolution (see resolution).

造句：

1. As if he were in pain or in some torment of irresolution.

好像他很痛苦或者是处在某种犹豫不决的折磨中。

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2. Irresolution means reluctance or an inability to make up one's mind.

优柔寡断指犹豫不决，举棋不定不愿或不能决定。

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3. On some of the biggest decisions in their lives, people succumb to inertia, ignorance or irresolution.

人在做出一生中一些最重大决定的时候会听任于惰性、无知或者犹豫不决。

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4. On some of the biggest decisionsintheir lives, people succumb to inertia, ignorance or irresolution.

人在做出一生中一些最重大决定的时候会听任于惰性，无知或者犹豫不决。

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5. Already the prolonged irresolution of European leaders about a second Greek bail-out has increased uncertainty for investors and businesses.

在对希腊进行第二次援助的问题上，欧盟领导者们长时间的犹豫不决已经加剧了投资者和企业的不确定性。

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6. Already the prolonged irresolution of European leaders about a second Greek bail-out has increased uncertainty for investors and businesses.

在对希腊进行第二次援助的问题上，欧盟领导者们长时间的犹豫不决已经加剧了投资者和企业的不确定性。

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