concede 和 concession
Concession和concede是两个相关的英文单词,它们都来自于拉丁语的concedere,意思是“让步,同意,退让”。
Concession可以作为名词或形容词,以下是一些常见的含义和例句:
作为名词,concession表示在争论或辩论中对对方观点的承认或让步。例如:
He made a concession to her by agreeing to postpone the meeting.(他同意推迟会议,向她做出了让步。)
The government offered some concessions to the protesters in order to calm them down.(政府向抗议者提出了一些让步,以平息他们的情绪。)
作为名词,concession还可以表示特许权、优惠、特别待遇等。例如:
He got a concession on his rent because he was a student.(他因为是学生而得到了租金的优惠。)
She runs a concession stand at the stadium.(她在体育场经营一个特许摊位。)
作为形容词,concessive表示表示让步或承认的语气或关系。例如:
Although is a concessive conjunction.(Although是一个表示让步的连词。)
She gave him a concessive smile and nodded.(她给了他一个表示妥协的微笑,并点了点头。)
Concede可以作为动词,以下是一些常见的含义和例句:
Concede表示在争论或辩论中承认对方观点的正确性或合理性。例如:
He reluctantly conceded that she was right.(他不情愿地承认她是对的。)
She refused to concede defeat even though she was clearly losing.(尽管她明显输了,但她拒绝承认失败。)
Concede还可以表示放弃、交出、割让某物或某权利等。例如:
The rebels conceded the territory to the government forces.(叛军将这片领土交给了政府军。)
The company conceded some of its patents to its competitors.(公司将一些专利割让给了竞争对手。)
They conceded two goals in the last five minutes of the game.(他们在比赛最后五分钟内失掉了两个球。)
He refused to concede any of his rights as a citizen.(他拒绝放弃任何他作为公民的权利。)
Confession: 忏悔;坦白;自白。
Compression: 压缩;压紧;压力。
Conception: 概念;构想;怀孕。
Concussion: 脑震荡、震动。