late 14c., "melt, dissolve, reduce to liquid;" intransitive sense from c. 1400; from Old French resolver or directly from Latin resolvere "to loosen, loose, unyoke, undo; explain; relax; set free; make void, dispel," from re-, perhaps intensive, or "back" (see re-), + solvere "loosen" (see solve). Early 15c. as "separate into components," hence the use in optics (1785). Meaning "determine, decide upon" is from 1520s, hence "pass a resolution" (1580s). For sense evolution, compare resolute (adj.). Related: Resolved; resolving.
resolve (n.)
"determination, firmness or fixedness of purpose; a determination," 1590s, from resolve (v.).
resolve 双语例句
1. This merely strengthens our resolve to win the league.
这只会更加坚定我们赢得联赛的决心。
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2. The two communities are learning how to resolve their differences.
这两个社群正在学着如何解决彼此之间的分歧。
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3. The two sides are now working diligently to resolve their differences.
双方正进行不懈的努力以解决他们之间的分歧。
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4. Britain was to pay dearly for its lack of resolve.
英国将为缺乏决心付出惨痛的代价。
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5. We have to resolve this matter once and for all.