decider
/dɪˈsaɪdə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈsaɪdər/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈsī-dər dē-/ (ame, mw)
decider — 名詞
- decidersingular
- decidersplural
1. the last match, race, or scoring moment that finally decides which side wins a c
定勝負
決定輸贏的最後一戰或關鍵一分
the last match, race, or scoring moment that finally decides which side wins a contest
Saturday's fifth set became the decider after each team won twice.
在雙方各贏兩次之後，星期六的第五盤成了定勝負的一盤。
sports pattern: the last set decides the winner
Ava's late goal was the decider in the school football final.
Ava 在學校足球決賽的那顆晚進球，成了定勝負的一球。
the decider can be a single scoring moment
After three tied rounds, the judges announced a sprint decider.
三輪打平之後，評審宣布要用短跑加賽來定勝負。
The last penalty kick proved the decider for Joon's neighborhood team.
最後那記十二碼成了 Joon 社區球隊定勝負的一腳。
With the score level, one clean serve could become the decider.
比分持平時，一記乾淨的發球就可能成為定勝負的關鍵。
- tiebreaker
Often refers specifically to an extra game, set, or round used after a tie.
- playoff
Usually means an extra match to settle a tie, not a single winning point.
- clincher
Informal and often used for the action or result that finally secures victory.
文法句型
the decider
be the decider
serve as the decider
用法筆記
Common in sports reporting. It can name either the final contest in a series or the single point, kick, or goal that settles the result.
常見錯誤
2. the person who has the authority to choose what happens or which option is accep
決策者
在某件事上有權拍板的人
the person who has the authority to choose what happens or which option is accepted in a particular matter
In their family, Mei is usually the decider on holiday plans.
在他們家裡，Mei 通常是決定假期安排的決策者。
pattern: the decider on + topic
The hiring manager was the final decider after the interview panel met.
面試小組開完會後，最後拍板的決策者是那位招聘經理。
role noun: the final decider
Trang was not the decider, so the team waited for the director.
Trang 不是那位決策者，所以團隊先等主任表態。
Parents are often the deciders when a child chooses a new school.
當孩子要選新學校時，父母往往是主要的決策者。
Walid, the budget decider, approved the cheaper kitchen design.
Walid 是預算上的決策者，所以他批准了較便宜的廚房設計。
- decision-maker
More formal and common in business or policy contexts.
- arbiter
Often suggests someone settling a dispute rather than making an ordinary choice.
- judge
Can refer to someone evaluating options, but it also has a legal meaning that 'decider' lacks.
文法句型
be the decider
the final decider
the decider on + topic
用法筆記
Usually refers to the person with the last say in one decision, group, or process, not to a permanent official title. It often appears with 'on' plus the topic being decided.