decide
- v. 决定
- v. 裁定
- Definition
- v. to choose something after thinking about it
- v. to give an official judgment
- Example
- We need to decide which restaurant to visit tonight.
- 我们需要决定今晚去哪家餐厅。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to decide or determine something (verb).
比较义项：决定（v.）。
- determine
More formal; often has a non-human subject (a factor, rule, or result) that fixes an outcome, rather than a person weighing options.
更正式；主语常是某个因素、规则或结果，用来确定某个结局，而不是人在权衡选项。
Your test score will determine which class you are placed in.
你的考试成绩将决定你被分到哪个班。
- decide 本词
More everyday and personal; used when someone thinks over choices and picks one, common in casual conversation.
更日常、更个人化；用于某人思考各种选择后做出选择，常用于口语。
Let's decide on a movie before everyone gets hungry.
大家饿之前我们先决定看哪部电影吧。
Both words mean to decide, but differ in tone and subject. Determine is more formal, often with a fact or rule as subject, fixing a result. Decide is more everyday, describing a person choosing after thinking. Not compared: determine's sense 'to find out a fact'.
这两个词在“做出决定”这个意义上很接近，但语气和主语不同：determine 更正式、更强调由某个因素或情况“确定”结果，主语常是事实、规则或数据；decide 更口语化，强调经过思考后做出个人选择，主语通常是人。determine 还有“确定、查明（某事实）”的其他用法，这里不作比较。