concede

英 [kən'siːd]美 [kən'sid]
  • vt. 承认；退让；给予，容许
  • vi. 让步
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中文词源

concede 让步，承认

con-, 强调。-cede, 走，离开，词源同accede, cease.即让步的，承认的。

英文词源

concede (v.)
1630s, from Middle French concéder or directly from Latin concedere "give way, yield, go away, depart, retire," figuratively "agree, consent, give precedence," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + cedere "to go, grant, give way" (see cede). Related: Conceded; conceding.

双语例句

1. He will not concede what anything ails his business.
他不允许任何事情来干扰他的工作.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2. The organisers of the demonstration concede that they hadn't sought permission for it.
游行示威的组织者承认他们并未申请批准这次活动。
来自柯林斯例句
3. I concede that you are right.
我承认你是对的。
来自辞典例句
4. Are you willing to concede the right to us?
你愿意把权利让给我们 吗 ?
来自辞典例句
5. In 1638 he had to concede the abolition of the court.
1638年他被迫认可该法院的废除.
来自辞典例句