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Deliberating

“Deliberating” 强调经过讨论与权衡后再行动,常见于陪审团、议会、董事会等正式场合,如 the jury is deliberating(陪审团正在合议)、deliberating a proposal(审议提案)。

  1. “The council is deliberating whether to approve the new zoning rules.” (市议会正在审议是否批准新的分区法规。)
  2. “Jurors spent two days deliberating before returning a verdict.” (陪审员合议两天后作出裁决。)
  3. “They are deliberating over which supplier offers the best long-term value.” (他们正慎重比较哪家供应商长期价值更高。)

来自拉丁语 deliberare,由 de-(完全)与 librare(权衡)组成,原义为“用天平仔细权衡”。

形容词 deliberate(故意的、从容的)作动词时加 “-ing” 表示正在慎重考虑或集体商议的过程。

美国法庭剧中 the jury deliberates 是高频桥段;议会与外交文件常用 deliberating body(审议机构)等正式表述。

  • 原形: deliberate
  • 副词: deliberately(故意地、慎重地)
  • 名词: deliberation
  • 固定搭配: “deliberating on” (审议), “deliberating over” (仔细权衡)

“deliberate” 从容慎重 + “-ing”——deliberating 不是冲动决定,而是认真商议、权衡利弊。

“Deliberating in closed session, the board emerged hours later with a unanimous decision.” (闭门合议数小时后,董事会一致作出了决定。)