definitive

決定的な、最終的な

問題に完全な決着をつけるほど、明確で確かな。

やさしい英語で： Clear and certain enough to settle a question completely.

• We need a definitive answer.
• The test did not provide definitive proof.
• Has the court made a definitive ruling?

類義語： conclusive, final, decisive

反対語： inconclusive, provisional

よく使う表現： definitive answer, definitive evidence, definitive conclusion

決定版の

ある分野で最良、または最も詳しい例や情報源とされる。

やさしい英語で： Considered the best or most complete example or source of information about something.

• This is the definitive guide to local birds.
• She wrote a definitive biography of the composer.
• Collectors want the definitive edition of his poems.

類義語： authoritative, comprehensive

よく使う表現： definitive guide, definitive biography, definitive edition

規定する、限定する

物事の正確な意味・範囲・性質を定める。

やさしい英語で： Setting the exact meaning, limits, or nature of something.

• The philosopher searched for a definitive term.
• A definitive word sets the limits of the category.
• Here, the adjective has a definitive function.

類義語： defining, delimiting

よく使う表現： definitive word, definitive term