Big Words高级英语词汇讲座(120):好人的"沉默"

acquiescence  /ˌækwiˈɛsəns /名词→the reluctant acceptance of something without protest.

①ac表示to be,to do，如acknowledge

②quie表示quiet

③scence表示逐渐形成某种状态，如adolescence

acquiescence即“变成安静的状态”

connivance /kəˈnaɪvəns/→the act of conniving, especially by knowing that something bad is happening and allowing it to continue

（补 conniving /kəˈnaɪvɪŋ/→A conniving person deceives others for their own advantage.）