concede 和 concession
Concession和concede是兩個(gè)相關(guān)的英文單詞,它們都來(lái)自于拉丁語(yǔ)的concedere,意思是“讓步,同意,退讓”。
Concession可以作為名詞或形容詞,以下是一些常見(jiàn)的含義和例句:
作為名詞,concession表示在爭(zhēng)論或辯論中對(duì)對(duì)方觀點(diǎn)的承認(rèn)或讓步。例如:
He made a concession to her by agreeing to postpone the meeting.(他同意推遲會(huì)議,向她做出了讓步。)
The government offered some concessions to the protesters in order to calm them down.(政府向抗議者提出了一些讓步,以平息他們的情緒。)
作為名詞,concession還可以表示特許權(quán)、優(yōu)惠、特別待遇等。例如:
He got a concession on his rent because he was a student.(他因?yàn)槭菍W(xué)生而得到了租金的優(yōu)惠。)
She runs a concession stand at the stadium.(她在體育場(chǎng)經(jīng)營(yíng)一個(gè)特許攤位。)
作為形容詞,concessive表示表示讓步或承認(rèn)的語(yǔ)氣或關(guān)系。例如:
Although is a concessive conjunction.(Although是一個(gè)表示讓步的連詞。)
She gave him a concessive smile and nodded.(她給了他一個(gè)表示妥協(xié)的微笑,并點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭。)
Concede可以作為動(dòng)詞,以下是一些常見(jiàn)的含義和例句:
Concede表示在爭(zhēng)論或辯論中承認(rèn)對(duì)方觀點(diǎn)的正確性或合理性。例如:
He reluctantly conceded that she was right.(他不情愿地承認(rèn)她是對(duì)的。)
She refused to concede defeat even though she was clearly losing.(盡管她明顯輸了,但她拒絕承認(rèn)失敗。)
Concede還可以表示放棄、交出、割讓某物或某權(quán)利等。例如:
The rebels conceded the territory to the government forces.(叛軍將這片領(lǐng)土交給了政府軍。)
The company conceded some of its patents to its competitors.(公司將一些專利割讓給了競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手。)
They conceded two goals in the last five minutes of the game.(他們?cè)诒荣愖詈笪宸昼妰?nèi)失掉了兩個(gè)球。)
He refused to concede any of his rights as a citizen.(他拒絕放棄任何他作為公民的權(quán)利。)
Confession: 懺悔;坦白;自白。
Compression: 壓縮;壓緊;壓力。
Conception: 概念;構(gòu)想;懷孕。
Concussion: 腦震蕩、震動(dòng)。