decision-making

decision-making — 名詞

1. the act of selecting what to do from several possible paths after thinking about

1.名詞B2
釋義

決策;做決定

在組織中做出重要選擇的過程

the act of selecting what to do from several possible paths after thinking about the facts, particularly when the choice is important and a team, committee, or company is taking part

例句

The committee's decision-making was slow because members could not agree on the budget.

委員會的決策過程因為成員無法就預算達成共識而進展緩慢。

possessive: [group]'s decision-making

Faisal joined the company's decision-making team after years of experience in sales.

法薩爾憑藉多年的銷售經驗,加入了公司的決策團隊。

attributive use: decision-making team / decision-making process / decision-making body

同義詞
  • judgment

    more personal and individual; less focused on group process

  • deliberation

    more formal and emphasizes careful discussion before a choice

  • problem-solving

    broader — includes identifying and understanding the problem, not just choosing

反義詞

文法句型

decision-making + noun (attributive)

adjective + decision-making

用法筆記

Often placed before a noun to describe related concepts: 'decision-making process', 'decision-making body', 'decision-making power'. Can be written with or without a hyphen ('decision making'), though the hyphenated form is more common in formal writing.

常見錯誤

The manager's decision-making was to hire a new assistant.
The manager's decision was to hire a new assistant.
💡'decision-making' refers to the process of deciding, not the final choice itself.