acceptance

noun

OPAL W

/əkˈseptəns/

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[uncountable, countable] the act of accepting a gift, an invitation, an offer, etc.
- Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing.
- He made a short acceptance speech/speech of acceptance.
- Invitations have been sent out and 80 acceptances have already been received.
- So far we have had one refusal and three acceptances.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- full
- total
- …
verb + acceptance
- achieve
- find
- gain
- …
acceptance + noun
- address
- speech
- letter
- …
preposition
- acceptance among
- acceptance of
See full entry
[uncountable] the act of agreeing with something and approving of it
- The new laws have gained widespread acceptance.
Extra Examples
- A new theory emerged that quickly gained wide acceptance.
- The idea was slow to gain general acceptance.
- Their attitude was condemned as blind acceptance of authority.
- These concepts have gained broad acceptance among scientists.
- society's acceptance of homosexuality
- The Assembly voted against acceptance of constitutional reform.
- The aim was to secure recognition and acceptance of national boundaries by all member states.
- The government needed to win acceptance for its economic package.
- There is growing acceptance of the view that education is the basis for economic success.
Topics Discussion and agreementc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- full
- total
- …
verb + acceptance
- achieve
- find
- gain
- …
acceptance + noun
- address
- speech
- letter
- …
preposition
- acceptance among
- acceptance of
See full entry
[uncountable] acceptance (into something) the process of allowing somebody to join something or be a member of a group
- Your acceptance into the insurance plan is guaranteed.
- Social acceptance is important for most young people.
- The group is now seeking formal acceptance.
Topics Social issuesc1
[uncountable] the quality of being willing to accept an unpleasant or difficult situation
- acceptance of death/suffering

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Old French, from accepter, from Latin acceptare, frequentative of accipere ‘take something to oneself’, from ad- ‘to’ + capere ‘take’.

单词	acceptance
释义	acceptance noun OPAL W /əkˈseptəns/ /əkˈseptəns/ jump to other results [uncountable, countable] the act of accepting a gift, an invitation, an offer, etc. Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing. He made a short acceptance speech/speech of acceptance. Invitations have been sent out and 80 acceptances have already been received. So far we have had one refusal and three acceptances. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete full total … verb + acceptance achieve find gain … acceptance + noun address speech letter … preposition acceptance among acceptance of See full entry [uncountable] the act of agreeing with something and approving of it The new laws have gained widespread acceptance. Extra Examples A new theory emerged that quickly gained wide acceptance. The idea was slow to gain general acceptance. Their attitude was condemned as blind acceptance of authority. These concepts have gained broad acceptance among scientists. society's acceptance of homosexuality The Assembly voted against acceptance of constitutional reform. The aim was to secure recognition and acceptance of national boundaries by all member states. The government needed to win acceptance for its economic package. There is growing acceptance of the view that education is the basis for economic success. Topics Discussion and agreementc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete full total … verb + acceptance achieve find gain … acceptance + noun address speech letter … preposition acceptance among acceptance of See full entry [uncountable] acceptance (into something) the process of allowing somebody to join something or be a member of a group Your acceptance into the insurance plan is guaranteed. Social acceptance is important for most young people. The group is now seeking formal acceptance. Topics Social issuesc1 [uncountable] the quality of being willing to accept an unpleasant or difficult situation acceptance of death/suffering Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Old French, from accepter, from Latin acceptare, frequentative of accipere ‘take something to oneself’, from ad- ‘to’ + capere ‘take’.
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