英英釋義：to control what something will be
例句：What you look like determines how people treat you.
2. 體會這個詞 （進階篇）
我們很熟悉“determine”常用來表示“下決心”“決定”的用法，今天我們學習它的另壹常見地道用法：表示“是…的決定因素”“取決於”。我們可以用 determine 的這個用法在口語和寫作中替換 depend on。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》中的 depend on 有這樣壹個例句：
The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato.? (所需的烹飪時間取決於土豆的大小。)?
我們可以用 determine 把它改寫為：? The size of the potato will determine the cooking? time.
我們常說“顏值就是王道”，說可以說成：
What you look like determines how people treat you.
最後看兩個《經濟學人》中出現的例句：?
1）The scale of the revolt will determine what happens next.
2）For instance, on Air India, the country's state-owned flag carrier, who you know can apparently determine where you sit.
3. 練習
1）翻譯
價錢取決於妳買多買少。
How much it costs is determined by how much you buy.
The quantity purchased determines the price.
2）造句
The amount that drivers are paid is determinined largely by the distance from a store to the shopper’s home or location.
She argues that societal needs should determine public spending, not deficits.