Accord



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解释

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• v. / n. 同意;一致
• ［英］ v. /' n.' 同意 ( to make agree; reconcile) ; 一致 (to make agree ,reconcile; agreement)
• ［记］ ac+cord ( 心) -> 心心相通 -> 一致, 同意;
• ［同］ 派生词: accordance ( 一致, 相应) 同根词: discord ( 不和, 不一致) , concord ( 协和, 协调)
• [例] He was accorded permission to use the library.

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French acorder, from Vulgar Latin *accordare, from Latin ad- + cord-, cor heart — more at heart
• Date: 12th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to bring into agreement ; reconcile
  • 2. to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
• intransitive verb
  • 1. archaic to arrive at an agreement
  • 2. obsolete to give consent
  • 3. to be consistent or in harmony ; agree — usually used with witha theory that accords with the known facts
• Synonyms: see grant

II. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French acord, from acorder
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. agreement, conformity acted in accord with the company's policy
  • b. a formal reaching of agreement ; compact, treaty
• 2. balanced interrelationship ; harmony
• 3. obsolete assent
• 4. voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act gave generously of their own accord

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