definitively

/dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvɫi/ adv

In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.

Word Origin Definitively is the adverb of 'definitive,' which comes from Latin 'definire' — to set a final boundary. The root 'finis' means 'end,' so when you do something definitively, you're doing it with finality, no going back. The same root gives us 'finish' (to end), 'final' (the last), and 'infinite' (without end).

adv In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.

The Supreme Court ruling definitively settled the constitutional question that had divided lower courts for decades.

(副词) 最终确定地;决定性地; conclusively

最高法院的裁决最终确定了这个让下级法院分裂数十年的宪法问题。

(adverbio) definitivamente; concluyentemente; de forma concluyente; de manera terminante [De manera que no solo es decisiva, sino también concluyente y final.]

El fallo de la Corte Suprema resolvió de manera definitiva la cuestión constitucional que había dividido a los tribunales inferiores durante décadas.

(adverbe) définitivement; de manière concluante; irrémédiablement [D'une manière non seulement décisive, mais aussi concluante et sans appel. (⚠️ Attention : ne pas confondre avec « définitivement », qui en français familier peut aussi signifier « probablement ».)]

L'arrêt de la Cour suprême a définitivement tranché la question constitutionnelle qui divisait les juridictions inférieures depuis des décennies.

(Adverb) endgültig; abschließend; definitiv [Auf eine Weise, die nicht nur entscheidend, sondern auch abschließend und endgültig ist.]

Das Urteil des Obersten Gerichtshofs entschied die verfassungsrechtliche Frage **definitively**, die die unteren Instanzen jahrelang gespalten hatte.

(副詞) 決定的であるだけでなく、結論的で最終的な方法で。

最高裁判所の判決により、何十年もの間下級裁判所の間で見解が分かれていた憲法問題が最終的に決着した。

(advérbio) definitivamente; conclusivamente; de forma conclusiva; de modo terminante [De uma maneira que não é apenas decisiva, mas também conclusiva e final.]

A decisão da Suprema Corte **definitivamente** resolveu a questão constitucional que havia dividido tribunais inferiores por décadas.

Word parts: de + finit + ive + ly

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