解開難題與拍板定案
最貼近核心畫面的一支：把纏住的東西鬆開、理清。難題被解開，或一群人把爭議拆開討論、投票，最後把它「定下來」。
solving, settling something · noun · C2
The act of solving a problem, argument, or difficult situation.
解決／化解
核心畫面
You can picture resolution as the moment a tangled knot finally comes loose: a mess of threads gets pulled apart, sorted out, and settled — whether the knot is a problem, an argument, or a mind.
可以想成：一團打結、糾纏的線終於被解開的那一刻——原本纏在一起的東西被拆開、理清、塵埃落定。這個「解開、理清」的動作…更多收起
可以想成：一團打結、糾纏的線終於被解開的那一刻——原本纏在一起的東西被拆開、理清、塵埃落定。這個「解開、理清」的動作可以是解決一個難題、平息一場爭執，也可以是把猶豫不定的心「定下來」。From the word’s history
From Latin resolvere = re- + solvere 'to loosen, untie, release, explain'; resolutio meant 'a loosening, a breaking into parts'. The modern senses all grow from this picture of loosening/untangling: untying a problem, settling a matter after breaking it down, a mind made firm after the wavering is resolved, and an image broken finely enough into parts to be seen clearly.
來自拉丁文 resolvere，由 re- 加上 solvere（鬆開、解開、釋放、講清楚）組成，resolutio 原意是「鬆開、拆解成細部」。現代各種意思都從這個「把纏繞的東西鬆開、拆解」的畫面長出來：解開難題、把事情拆開分析後拍板、心裡的猶豫被解開後變得堅定、影像被拆解到夠細因而清晰。
etymonline.com/word/resolution (Latin resolvere, re- + solvere 'to loosen')
Three branches
心裡定下來的堅定
把「解開、定下來」這個動作轉向內心：原本搖擺猶豫的念頭被理清、settle 之後，剩下的就是一股不再動搖的堅定。
determination · noun · C2
Strong determination to do something.
決心／堅定
影像的清晰度
回到 solvere「拆解成細部」的老意思：一張影像被拆解、分辨到多細，就決定它有多清楚。細節分得越開，畫面越銳利。
screen resolution · noun · C2
How clear and sharp a picture is on a screen, camera, or microscope.
解析度／清晰度
原始詞典資料15 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。
resolutionnoun/ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
- 1
A firm decision or an official decision.
- 2
A strong will; the state of being resolute.
- His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.
- 3
A statement of intent, a vow.
- By February, most New Year’s resolutions are forgotten.
- My resolution is to cut back on the fast food this year.
- 4
The act of discerning detail.
- The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.
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artscomputingengineeringThe degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
- Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance.
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computingengineeringmathematicsThe number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
- This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200.
- 7
computingengineeringmathematicsThe process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.
- name resolution
- link resolution
- 8
mathematicssciencesThe act or process of resolving: solving.
- Near-synonyms: evaluation, calculation
- the resolution of an equation
另外 7 個記錄的用法
- 9
An exact sequence of modules (or, objects in the same category as M) either terminating in M or such that M is the homology at degree zero. See Resolution (algebra).
- 10
A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
- The resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority.
- 11
sciencesThe separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
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sciencesThe degree of fineness of such a separation.
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entertainmentlifestylemusicProgression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
- 14
human-scienceslinguisticsnarratologyThe moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
- Near-synonym: dénouement
- 15
medicinesciencesIn a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
- Holonyms: immunity, recovery, healing
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。