finding
noun uk/ˈfaɪn.dɪŋ/ us/ˈfaɪn.dɪŋ/
(DISCOVERY)
[ C ]（正式的）调查发现，调研结果
a piece of information that is discovered during an official examination of a problem, situation, or object
The report's finding on the decrease in violent crime supports the police chief's claims. 这份报告关于暴力犯罪减少这一现象的结论证实了警察局长的说法。
- More examples
- These new findings turn the accepted theories on their head.
- The findings of the survey puzzle me - they're not at all what I would have expected.
- The methodology and findings of the research team have been criticized.
- These findings are inconsistent with those of previous studies.
- The survey's finding is likely to increase the pressure on the local authorities.
(JUDGMENT)
[ C usually singular ]（正式法律调查后的）裁决，判决
a judgment made at the end of an official legal inquiry (= a process to discover the answer to something)