(of evidence or argument) having or likely to have the effect of proving a case; decisive or convincing (证据,论据)结论性的;决定性的;令人信服的 conclusive evidence. 决定性的证据。 the findings were by no means conclusive. 调查结果不足为信。 ■(of a victory) achieved easily or by a large margin (胜利)无可置疑的;绝对的;压倒性的
派生 conclusively adverb conclusiveness noun 语源
late 16th cent. (in the sense 'summing up, concluding'): from late Latin conclusivus, from Latin conclus- 'closed up', from the verb concludere (see conclusion)