discretion

dis'kreʃәn

托福GRE Collins 2

n. freedom to act or judge on one's own
n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
n. the trait of judging wisely and objectively

n. 慎重, 辨别力, 考虑, 处理权
[法] 有决定权的

Collins 星级

3,677

BNC 频率

7,544

使用频率

discretion 由前缀 dis- 和词根 cretion 组成。前缀 dis- 表示“分开、否定”，而 cretion 源于 create（创造），整体意思是“分开判断的能力”。

例句

1. She used her discretion to decide how to handle the situation.

她运用自己的判断来决定如何处理这个情况。

2. The teacher gave students discretion in choosing their project topics.

老师让学生自由选择他们的项目主题。

3. It is important to exercise discretion when sharing personal information.

分享个人信息时，谨慎处理是很重要的。