de·ci·sion /dɪˈsɪʒən/
 C決定,決心;C決議,決策;U決定或照決定行動的能力
 decision
 決定; 決策
 decision
 決策表
 decision
 決策
 De·ci·sion n.
 1. Cutting off; division; detachment of a part. [Obs.]
 2. The act of deciding; act of settling or terminating, as a controversy, by giving judgment on the matter at issue; determination, as of a question or doubt; settlement; conclusion.
    The decision of some dispute.   --Atterbury.
 3. An account or report of a conclusion, especially of a legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause; as, a decision of arbitrators; a decision of the Supreme Court.
 4. The quality of being decided; prompt and fixed determination; unwavering firmness; as, to manifest great decision.
 Syn: -- Decision, Determination, Resolution.
 Usage: Each of these words has two meanings, one implying the act of deciding, determining, or resolving; and the other a habit of mind as to doing. It is in the last sense that the words are here compared. Decision is a cutting short. It implies that several courses of action have been presented to the mind, and that the choice is now finally made. It supposes, therefore, a union of promptitude and energy. Determination is the natural consequence of decision. It is the settling of a thing with a fixed purpose to adhere. Resolution is the necessary result in a mind which is characterized by firmness. It is a spirit which scatters (resolves) all doubt, and is ready to face danger or suffering in carrying out one's determinations. Martin Luther was equally distinguished for his prompt decision, his steadfast determination, and his inflexible resolution.
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 decision
      n 1: a position or opinion or judgment reached after
           consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the
           opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into
           account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"
           [syn: determination, conclusion]
      2: the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden
         of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
         [syn: determination, conclusion]
      3: (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has
         occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous
         decision over his opponent"
      4: the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three
         decisions in a row"
      5: the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of
         character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness"
         [syn: decisiveness] [ant: indecisiveness, indecisiveness]