单词 | accepted |
释义 | accepted (once / 104 pages) adj Something that's accepted is considered to be an established fact, or a correct idea. It's accepted among most university students that it's important to get a college degree. While in the United States it's usual for men to wear pants rather than skirts, in Scotland kilts are an accepted clothing choice for men. The accepted way of doing anything depends a great deal on where you are and what group of people you're with, in fact. The adjective accepted comes from the verb accept, "consent to receive," which comes from the Latin acceptare, "take or receive willingly." WORD FAMILYaccepted: acceptedly, unaccepted+/accept: acceptable, acceptance, acceptant, acceptation, accepted, accepting, acceptive, accepts/acceptability: acceptabilities/acceptable: acceptability, acceptableness, acceptablest, acceptably, unacceptable, unacceptably/acceptance: acceptances, nonacceptance/acceptation: acceptations/accepting: acceptingly/unacceptable: unacceptability, unacceptableness USAGE EXAMPLES“Try to replace the prime minister at the ballot boxes, as is accepted in democracies,” it added. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) This summer, Kivon accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Tennessee. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) As a young man, he converted from Judaism to Christianity, aching to be accepted as a German patriot. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) adj generally approved or compelling recognition several accepted techniques for treating the condition Syn recognised, recognized acknowledged recognized or made known or admitted |
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