late 14c., "melt, dissolve, reduce to liquid;" intransitive sense from c. 1400; from Old French resolver or directly from Latin resolvere "to loosen, loose, unyoke, undo; explain; relax; set free; make void, dispel," from re-, perhaps intensive, or "back" (see re-), + solvere "loosen" (see solve). Early 15c. as "separate into components," hence the use in optics (1785). Meaning "determine, decide upon" is from 1520s, hence "pass a resolution" (1580s). For sense evolution, compare resolute (adj.). Related: Resolved; resolving.
resolve (n.)
"determination, firmness or fixedness of purpose; a determination," 1590s, from resolve (v.).
权威例句
1. This merely strengthens our resolve to win the league.
这只会更加坚定我们赢得联赛的决心。
2. The two communities are learning how to resolve their differences.
这两个社群正在学着如何解决彼此之间的分歧。
3. The two sides are now working diligently to resolve their differences.
双方正进行不懈的努力以解决他们之间的分歧。
4. Britain was to pay dearly for its lack of resolve.
英国将为缺乏决心付出惨痛的代价。
5. We have to resolve this matter once and for all.
【solve, resolve, answer】
solve: 解决,解答。如:He solved all the problems in the exam.(他解出了所有试题。)solve的名词为solution,一般同to搭配。如:a solution to the problem
resolve: 表“解决”,“解答”是个正式用词。如:Have you resolved the problem yet?(你把问题解决了吗?)resolve还有“决定”,“下决心”等意思。
answer: 表“回答”,后面的宾语应是questions。