definitive

UK/di'finitiv/US

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Definitions

adj.

Final and most authoritative; settling a matter conclusively.

最权威的，决定性的；一锤定音的。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

de-down, away, reversal

finend, limit, boundary

-itivetending to, having the nature of

=definitive

de- (completely) + fin (bound/end) + -itive (adj.) = 'serving to settle for good.' A definitive answer draws the final boundary on a question — once given, there is nothing left to debate. Note it is stronger than 'definite' (merely certain): definitive means the last word.

Root fin still carries 30 more words

Common Collocations

1.definitive answer确定无疑的答复
2.definitive guide权威指南
3.definitive version定本
4.definitive proof确凿的证据

Example Sentences

1.
This is the definitive guide to the city.
2.
We still don't have a definitive answer.
3.
Her latest album is the definitive version of those songs.

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