decide

詳細解釋：

de.cide

v.（動詞）
de.cid.ed,de.cid.ing,de.cides
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To settle conclusively all contention or uncertainty about:
解決：就…的爭辯或不確定性做出最後的決定：
例句：
decide a case; decided the dispute in favor of the workers.
作出判決；在爭論中作出有利於工人的決定

To influence or determine the outcome of:
決定：影響或決定…的結果：
例句：
A few votes decided the election.
一些選票決定了選舉的結果

To cause to make or reach a decision.
使作出決定
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To pronounce a judgment; announce a verdict.
裁定，判定：宣布判決；宣布裁決
To make up one`s mind.
下定決心

來源：
Middle English deciden
中古英文 deciden
from Old French decider
源自 古法文 decider
from Latin dôcodere [to cut off, decide]
源自 拉丁語 dôcodere [切斷，決定]
dô- [de-]
dô- [脫離]
caedere [to cut] * see ka…-id-
caedere [切] *參見 ka…-id-

【引伸】
decidabil.ity
n.（名詞）
decid.able
adj.（形容詞）
decid.er
n.（名詞）
<參考辭彙><同義詞>decide,determine,settle,rule,conclude,resolveThese verbs are compared as they mean to make or cause to make a decision.
這些動詞表示使作出決定的意思時可以進行比較。
Decide is the least specific:
Decide 最為普通：
例句：
.If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each. (John Marshall).
.如果兩條法律相互之間有衝突，那么法院必須跟據每條法律的實施情況來做出選擇. （約翰·馬歇爾）。

例句：
Her parents` pleas decided her against dropping out of college.
.她父母的請求使她拿定主意不中途輟學.。

Determine often involves somewhat narrower issues:
Determine 常涉及範圍比較狹小的問題：
例句：
A jury will determine whether the charges are true or false.
陪審團將對這項指控的真偽作出裁決。

Settle stresses finality of decision:
Settle 強調解決的定局：
例句：
.The lama waved a hand to show that the matter was finally settled in his mind. (Rudyard Kipling).
.這個喇嘛揮揮手表示那個問題終於在他心裡得到了解決. （拉得雅得·吉卜林）。

Rule implies that the decision is handed down by someone in authority:
Rule 有決定是由某個掌權的人正式公布的意思：
例句：
The faculty committee ruled that changes in the curriculum should be implemented.
校務委員會決定課程的改動必須得到執行。

Conclude suggests that a decision, opinion, or judgment has been arrived at after careful consideration:
Conclude 意為經過深思熟慮達成的決定：
例句：
She concluded that it would be better to ignore the criticism.
她作出決定，最好還是不理睬那些批評。

Resolve stresses the exercise of choice in making a firm decision:
Resolve 強調作出不可變更的決定時進行的選擇：
例句：
I resolved to lose weight.
我下決心減肥。

例句：
We resolved that nothing they said could induce us to trust them.
我們下定決心，他們所說的一切都無法使我們相信他們