discretionary

[美國]/dɪˈskreʃənəri/
[英國]/dɪˈskreʃəneri/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

adj. 任意的,無條件的

短語搭配

discretionary spending

自由支出

discretionary income

可支配收入

discretionary power

[法]自由裁量權;酌處權

例句

the criminal courts possess a discretionary power to make compensation orders.

刑事法庭有權自行發出賠償命令。

rules are inevitably less flexible than a discretionary policy.

規則總沒有相機行事的政策來得靈活。

The judge has the power to make discretionary awards.

法官有權自行作出裁決,決定賠償額。

原聲例句

He also reminded me he has discretionary control over your trust fund.

他還告訴我說他掌控着你的信託基金。

來源: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

When companies tighten their belts, they look first to discretionary spending.

當企業勒緊褲腰帶時,他們首先考慮的是可自行決定的支出。

來源: The Economist (Summary)

Views on what counts as a discretionary benefit can shift over time.

對於什麼是自行決定的福利,人們的觀點可能會隨着時間的推移而改變。

來源: The Economist (Summary)

The Budget Control Act of 2011 put caps on defense and discretionary programs.

2011年通過的《預算控制法案》對國防和可自由支配項目設置了上限。

來源: NPR News February 2017 Compilation

Defense and other discretionary programs are actually projected to shrink slightly as a percent of GDP.

國防和其他可自由支配項目在GDP的佔比中估計會略微減少。

來源: Economic Crash Course

Sources close to the negotiations say differences on how to adjust the discretionary spending are narrowing.

消息人士稱,關於如何調整可自由支配開支的分歧正在縮小。

來源: BBC Listening Collection May 2023

Up to $1.2 billion of that will come from New York state's Excelsior program, a discretionary tax credit.

其中高達12億美元的優惠都將來自紐約州的“求精向上計劃”,這是一項可自由支配的稅收抵免政策。

來源: New York Times

He also used mandatory – which is something someone must do and is the opposite of the word discretionary.

他還用到了" 強制性的" 一詞,意思是某人必須做某事,與" 自由決定的" 意思相反。

來源: 6 Minute English

Repayments are leading consumers to cut back on discretionary spending and most digital offerings are discretionary.

還款導致消費者減少可自由支配的支出,而大多數數字產品都是自由支配的。

來源: Economist Business

And Target focuses much more on discretionary items than Walmart does.

與沃爾瑪相比, 塔吉特更注重非必需品。

來源: Financial Times Podcast

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