resolution

/ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/· n.

政治/外交/军事B1

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Chinese meaning

（问wèn题tí/冲chōng突tū的de）解jiě决jué

把bǎ僵jiāng局jú或huò冲chōng突tū解jiě开kāi、化huà解jiě

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伊yī朗lǎng冲chōng突tū有yǒu望wàng通tōng过guò谈tán判pàn得dé到dào化huà解jiě

Example

The US says attacks on Iran have been halted to give "talks some space", raising hopes of a resolution to the conflict.

美měi国guó称chēng已yǐ暂zàn停tíng对duì伊yī朗lǎng的de攻gōng击jī，以yǐ便biàn为wèi谈tán判pàn“留liú出chū空kōng间jiān”，这zhè让ràng人rén们men对duì冲chōng突tū得dé到dào解jiě决jué抱bào有yǒu希xī望wàng。

Source: BBC · 27 Jul 2026

Background ✎

美měi方fāng暂zàn停tíng打dǎ击jī伊yī朗lǎng为wèi谈tán判pàn留liú出chū空kōng间jiān，油yóu价jià应yīng声shēng大dà跌diē，市shì场chǎng解jiě读dú为wèi局jú势shì趋qū于yú缓huǎn和hé。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁语 re- 加 solvere（解开、松开）

re-（重新、彻底）+ solve（解开）+ -tion（名词后缀）

Collocations

reach a resolution / hopes of a resolution / peaceful resolution

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美伊暂停攻击国际油价大幅下跌伊朗冲突有望通过谈判得到化解