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单词 discretionary
释义
discretionary
adjective
formal
uk
/dɪˈskreʃ.ən.ər.i/us
/dɪˈskreʃ.ən.er.i/
ableto bedecidedby aparticularpersonorgroup,ratherthan beingcontrolledbyrules, orrelatingto thepowerto make thesedecisions:
Judges havegreatdiscretionarypowers.法官有很大的自主权。
Discretionarysentencingisintendedto take intoaccounttherangeofpossibleaggravatingandmitigatingfactorsin anyseriouscrime.
Thesepayrisesarepurelydiscretionary.
a discretionarygrant/bonus/award
finance & economicsspecialized
relatingto things that youpayfor that are notconsideredcompletelynecessary, or tomoneyspenton these things:
Households have alreadycutback on discretionaryspendingamidworriesabout theeconomicoutlook.
Consumerspendinghasshrunk, with mostpeoplecuttingback on discretionarypurchases, such ashotelstays.
Hesuggeststhat any discretionaryincomeshould be used topayoffloansbefore using it to makeinvestments.
Opposite
non-discretionary
finance & economics,lawspecialized
A discretionaryfund(= anamountofmoneysavedorinvestedfor someone)allowsthepersonwhomanagesthefundto makedecisionsabout how themoneyin it ismanagedand used, withoutaskingthepersonwho themoneybelongsto:
Trustees of a discretionarytrustmay beabletodecidewhichbeneficiaryto makepaymentsto and how oftenpaymentsare made.
With a discretionaryaccount, abrokermakestradesfor you.
Opposite
non-discretionary
More examples
  • There are manypointsin thesentencingprocesswhereprosecutorsandjudgescanexercisediscretionaryauthoritytoreducedrugsentences.
  • Schooldistrictshave discretionaryfundsthat they can use foractivitiessuch asathletics.
  • Seniormanagersareeligiblefor discretionarybonuses.
  • Companycontributionsto the employee'spensionschemeare discretionary,basedon the company'sprofitability.
  • It's a discretionaryexpenditure— you don't have tobuythetickets.
  • Sales of discretionaryitemssuch asjewelleryandfurniturehavesufferedthe most.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Decisions and deciding
  • ascription
  • balance
  • be make or break forsomeone/somethingidiom
  • be on the horns of a dilemmaidiom
  • choose
  • clinch
  • fight
  • fish
  • fix
  • if/when it comes to the crunchidiom
  • in the balanceidiom
  • judgment call
  • judicial review
  • make or breaksomethingidiom
  • resolution
  • top-down
  • toss up
  • unadjudicated
  • unelected
  • volition
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Power to control
Paying money
Investing money
(Definition ofdiscretionaryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
discretionary
adjective
formal
uk
/dɪˈskreʃ.ən.ər.i/us
/dɪˈskreʃ.ən.er.i/
decidedbyofficialsand notfixedbyrules
（由官员）自行决定的，自主的
a discretionarygrant自主拨款
Judges havegreatdiscretionarypowers.法官有很大的自主权。

discretionary| American Dictionary

discretionary
adjective
us
/dɪˈskreʃ·əˌner·i/
availableto someone bychoice, without having to getpermissionorauthority:
Onceyourkidshave discretionarymoneyoftheirown, they canpayfortheirownDVDs.
(Definition ofdiscretionaryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

discretionary| Business English

discretionary
adjective
uk
/dɪˈskreʃənəri/us
ACCOUNTING
used todescribeanamountofmoneyin abudgetthat can bereducedifnecessary:
discretionaryexpenditure/spending
Herenewedhiscallon the Legislature tofreezediscretionaryfundsalreadyapprovedbut notspent.
FINANCE
allowedordecidedaccordingto what isconsideredsuitablein aparticularsituation:
discretionarybenefits/bonuses/payments
Thedraftlawgivescompaniesdiscretionarypowertoblockmergerandacquisitiondealswithforeigninvestors.
FINANCE
relatingto anarrangementin which aninvestmentmanagerorbrokerhas theauthorityto makeinvestmentdecisionswithoutinstructionsfromtheirclient:
Wealthmanagementcompaniesofferdiscretionary andadvisoryservicesto those with more than £100,000 toinvest.
(Definition ofdiscretionaryfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdiscretionary

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For example, can the ethic of care be easily incorporated into legislation, or might it ultimately be toodiscretionaryto capture within legal rules?
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Regime theories suggest that a partisan agenda will strongly influence personnel decisions, which includediscretionarymilitary command appointments.
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Pre-government, the childless had between 11.65 and 40.34 more hours a week of 'discretionarytime' than their with-children counterparts.
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The training needs of lone parents may, however, be assessed with somediscretionarygrants available.
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In this demanding moral context, ultimate hopes are neither trivial nordiscretionary.
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Their reason was simple : the proposed vaccination law granted too muchdiscretionarypower to the president and his minions.
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The impact of welfare-gender regimes is measured by the difference between post-government and pre-governmentdiscretionarytime.
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This figure describes the impact of welfare-gender regimes on thediscretionarytime of prime workingaged parents in two-earner couples.
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As legislatures mature, for example, they tend to become increasingly autonomous and internally complex and to develop more universal, lessdiscretionaryrules.
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These institutional arrangements, which relied ondiscretionarytargets and localized implementation, were 'sticky' in the sense that they commanded widespread respect among policy elites.
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The effect was to squeeze provincial finances, making them highly dependent ondiscretionarytransfers from the centre.
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Wives made active claims on their incomes for domestic maintenance, so that such contributions came to be seen as less and lessdiscretionary.
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In general, people with children gain more 'discretionarytime' as a result of the government interventions here in view.
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In such a system, the judge'sdiscretionarypowers are limitless, and their arbitrariness would entail a denial of basic human rights.
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It is immensely difficult to distinguish between an essential supportive and adiscretionaryinstructional role for astrocytes.
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