| 单词 | acquiescence |
| 释义 | acquiescence (once / 1687 pages) n Acquiescence is an agreement, usually a willingness to go along with what someone else suggests. "Sure, I don't mind," "That sounds like a plan," and "Good idea" — these are all ways to show your acquiescence. The word acquiescence, pronounced "ack-we-ESS-sense," comes from the French word of the same spelling. The first record of its meaning as "silent consent" occurred in the 1640s. Acquiescence, in addition to "agreement," can also mean "acceptance without protest." Often when you offer acquiescence, you give in to another person's plan, perhaps because you are afraid to object or you don't have a better idea of your own. WORD FAMILYacquiescence: acquiescences+/acquiesce: acquiesced, acquiescence, acquiescent, acquiesces, acquiescing/acquiescent: acquiescently USAGE EXAMPLESFor the Turks, this probably means Russian acquiescence in squeezing Syria’s Kurds in a post-civil war agreement. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) Not impressed, not buying your hysteria, not bowing and scraping in acquiescence to your pain. Seattle Times(Nov 27, 2016) There is a middle ground between total resistance and total acquiescence. Slate(Nov 18, 2016) 1n agreement with a statement or proposal to do something a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly Syn|Hypo|Hyper assent acceptance (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) conceding, concession, yieldingthe act of conceding or yielding bye, passyou advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent agreement the verbal act of agreeing 2n acceptance without protest Hyper acceptance the state of being acceptable and accepted |
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