decide

IPA/dɪˈsaɪd/
KK[dˌɪsˈaɪd]IPA/dɪˈsaɪd/

decide — 動詞

  • decidepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • decideshe / she / it
  • decidedpast simple
  • deciding-ing form

1. to look at the different possibilities available and pick one as your plan or ac

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

選定；決定

考慮不同選項後作出選擇

to look at the different possibilities available and pick one as your plan or action after giving each some thought.

例句

Min decided to study engineering after visiting a robotics lab.

Min 參觀機器人實驗室後，決定攻讀工程學。

decide + to-infinitive for choosing an action

The committee decided on a date for the school festival after a long meeting.

委員會經過長時間開會後，選定了學校園遊會的日期。

decide on + noun for selecting an option

常見搭配
  • decide on a date/course/name
  • decide between two options
  • decide against something
  • hard to decide
  • finally decide
同義詞
  • choose

    more general; can be a casual, quick pick without deliberation

  • resolve

    stronger commitment behind the decision; more formal

  • settle on

    emphasises the end of a period of uncertainty about options

反義詞
  • hesitate

    to delay or be uncertain before choosing

文法句型

decide + to-infinitive

decide + that-clause

decide + wh-clause

decide on/about + noun/gerund

decide + noun phrase

用法筆記

Frequently followed by a to-infinitive or a that-clause. The pattern 'decide on [noun/gerund]' emphasises the option selected rather than the act of choosing.

常見錯誤

❗ 'I decided joining the club.' ✅ 'I decided to join the club.' — Use a to-infinitive, not a gerund, after 'decide.'

❗ 'I decided going to the beach.' ✅ 'I decided on going to the beach.' — Use 'decide on' before a gerund.

2. to directly shape or control what ends up happening in a situation, so that a pa

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

主導結果

直接影響某事的結果

to directly shape or control what ends up happening in a situation, so that a particular factor is the main reason for the final result.

例句

The quality of the ingredients often decides how good a dish will taste.

食材的品質主導了一道菜最終的味道。

decide + wh-clause for the factor that controls a result

One more goal from Ziad would decide the winner of the championship.

Ziad 的球隊再多進一球，就能決定冠軍誰屬。

常見搭配
  • decide the outcome
  • decide the winner
  • decide the fate of
  • factor/event decides
同義詞
  • determine

    more neutral and slightly more formal; common in technical and academic writing

  • dictate

    suggests one factor has absolute control with no room for other influences

  • govern

    implies systematic or rule-based control over the result

文法句型

decide + that-clause

be decided by + noun/noun phrase

用法筆記

Subject is usually a thing or a situation (a factor, event, or condition), not a person making a conscious choice. Frequently used with wh-clauses ('whether', 'how', 'which').

3. to give a binding and final judgement on a dispute, case, or question that has b

3.動詞及物C1
釋義

判決；裁定

作出具法律效力的裁決

to give a binding and final judgement on a dispute, case, or question that has been brought before a court, judge, or official panel.

例句

The Supreme Court decided the case in favour of the local community.

最高法院判決此案當地社區勝訴。

decide + case + in favour of — legal construction

A panel of three judges decided the custody dispute after hearing both sides.

由三名法官組成的小組聽取雙方陳述後，對監護權糾紛作出了裁決。

常見搭配
  • decide a case
  • decide a dispute
  • decide an appeal
  • decide in favour of
  • decide against
同義詞
  • adjudicate

    strictly legal; more technical and narrower in scope

  • rule

    common in both legal and non-legal official settings

  • resolve

    broader; can be used in legal or non-legal contexts to mean 'bring to a close'

文法句型

decide + a case/dispute/matter

decide + that-clause

be decided in favour of + noun

用法筆記

Primarily used in legal and formal procedural contexts. The object is usually a case, dispute, appeal, or similar matter. Distinguish from sense 1: here, the result carries official authority.

常見錯誤

❗ 'The judge decided his son to study law.' ✅ 'The judge decided that the contract was valid.' — In legal sense 3, 'decide' takes a case or that-clause, not a person.

4. to be the final reason that makes someone choose a particular course of action a

4.動詞及物B2
釋義

促使決定

成為某人下決心的關鍵原因

to be the final reason that makes someone choose a particular course of action after a period of uncertainty.

例句

The low price of the flat near the station finally decided Samir to make an offer.

車站附近那間公寓的低價，促使 Samir 最終出了價。

decide + person + to-infinitive — causative pattern

What decided Mayumi in favour of the job offer was the flexible working hours.

令 Mayumi 決定接受這份工作的原因，是彈性工時。

what decided + person — fronted-clause pattern

常見搭配
  • what decided me was
  • finally decided someone
  • decided someone in favour of
同義詞
  • persuade

    more common and less formal; emphasises the act of convincing rather than the deciding factor

  • prompt

    suggests the reason triggered the decision without the element of finality

  • tip the balance for

    idiomatic; emphasises that the factor was the small but decisive one

文法句型

decide + person + to-infinitive

what decided + person + was/were + noun

be decided + to-infinitive

用法筆記

Frequently used in the structure 'what decided + person + was + reason.' The object is always a person or group capable of making a choice. This pattern is more common in written than spoken English.

片語動詞

decide on

phrasal verb

To choose something after thinking about it.

決定選擇

Mia decided on the blue dress for the party.

Have you decided on a name for your puppy?

decide upon

phrasal verb

To choose something after careful consideration.

選定

The committee decided upon a new marketing strategy.

We finally decided upon a date for the wedding.

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常用片語

  • hard to decide
  • difficult to decide
  • let someone decide
  • free to decide

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