1determination (to do sth) the quality of having firmly decided to do sth, even if it is very difficult 决心;决意:
her determination to win她要取得胜利的决心You need great determination to succeed in business.你须要很大的决心才能在商界取得成功。
2 (formal 正式) the process of deciding sth officially (正式)决定:
the determination of future government policy未来政府政策的决定