determinant
n, adj (fml 文) (thing) that determines or decides how or if sth happens 决定因素; 决定性的
The main determinant of economic success is our ability to control inflation. 经济方面的成就主要取决於我们控制通货膨胀的能力.
No, I haven't. I read about it in the newspaper. It's also about the man who wanted to end slavery -- Abraham Lincoln.
不,还没有。我在报纸上读过有关的情况。它还讲述了那个想结束奴隶制度的人,即亚伯拉罕·林肯的情况。
Perhaps in those days I was. Pierre and I did have a very good time at the ball. But that was the last moment of happiness in our lives. That night everything changed.