单词 | conceded |
释义 | concededadj. That has been conceded (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > acceptance, reception, or admission > [adjective] > received or admitted received1440 admitted1601 conceded1646 the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [adjective] > complying or conceding > conceded authorized1480 conceded1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. xx. 263 From conceded mistakes they authentically promoted errors. View more context for this quotation 1719 New Separation from Church of Eng. Groundless 32 Many Authors of Note..take it for a conceded Point. 1854 E. Ronalds & T. Richardson Knapp's Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 41 Conceded lands. 1915 W. H. Blake Brown Waters iv. 128 Under no other arrangement could the conceded territory afford sport..to so many people. 2011 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 16 Jan. 70 Schwarzer..made up for his role in the conceded goal. Derivatives conˈcededly adv. admittedly. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > acceptance, reception, or admission > [adverb] allowablyc1443 allowedly1620 admittedly1771 concededly1835 acceptedly1854 1835 Amer. Railroad Jrnl. 24 Oct. 659/1 The route we advocate is concededly the shortest. 1882 N.-Y. Daily Tribune 17 Mar. 4/2 The present Executive Mansion..is concededly not what it ought to be. 1993 E. G. West Ending Squeeze on Universities 27 Concededly such repayments will be a net improvement on the present situation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1646 |
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