核心畫面
Think of a moment where the stops. Something was still open — the game could go either way, the argument could go on — and then one thing lands and it is settled. `decisive` can be held as the quality of that landing: after it, there is no more back-and-forth. The word points sometimes at the event that settles things, sometimes at the person who does the settling, sometimes at the settled result itself.
可以想成一個「不再搖擺」的瞬間。本來事情還懸著——比賽誰贏都有可能、討論還可以吵下去——然後有一件事落下來，就定了。…更多收起
可以想成一個「不再搖擺」的瞬間。本來事情還懸著——比賽誰贏都有可能、討論還可以吵下去——然後有一件事落下來，就定了。decisive 這個字可以想成那個「落定」的性質：落下之後就沒有來回了。它有時指向那件把事情定下來的事，有時指向做決定的人，有時指向那個定下來的結果本身。原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
decisiveadj/dɪˈsaɪsɪv/
- 1
Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
- decisive vote
- decisive battle
- 2
Decided; definite; incontrovertible.
- decisive victory
- [F]abulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: […]
- 3
Marked by promptness and decision, resolute; without hesitation.
- decisive action
- a decisive person
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。