Concede



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 承认 ( 为正确) ; 让步
• ［英］ v. 承认 ( 为正确) ( to admit as true or valid) ; 让步 ( to make a concession)
• ［记］ con＋cede ( 割让) -> 让出去 -> 让步;
• ［同］ 参考: cede ( 割让, 放弃) 派生词: concession ( n. 让步yielding;特许权 a privilege)

Webster Collegiate

verb (conceded; conceding)

• Etymology: French or Latin; French concéder, from Latin concedere, from com- + cedere to yield
• Date: 1626
• transitive verb
  • 1. to grant as a right or privilege
  • 2.
    • a. to accept as true, valid, or accurate <the right of the state to tax is generally conceded
    • b. to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly <conceded that it might be a good idea
• intransitive verb
  • to make concession ; yield
• Synonyms: see grant
• ? concededly adverb
• ? conceder noun

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