| 单词 | capitulation |
| 释义 | capitulation (once / 2395 pages) 1n 2n Capitulation is the act of surrendering or giving up. If you enter a pie eating contest when you're already full, you'll probably have to end up in a state of capitulation. The original meaning of capitulation is "the formal terms of surrender between governments." The word comes from the Latin capitulāre, with a root in capital, or "the head of state." You can use capitulation for any act of surrender. If you're stuck in an endless argument with your neighbor over the exact boundary between your properties, only the original deeds to the land will bring about a capitulation. WORD FAMILYcapitulation: capitulations+/capitulate: capitulated, capitulates, capitulating, capitulation, recapitulate/recapitulate: recapitulated, recapitulates, recapitulating, recapitulation/recapitulation: recapitulations USAGE EXAMPLESThe biggest capitulation for a Christmas leader was from Aston Villa in 1998-99, when they dropped from first to sixth. BBC(Dec 18, 2016) They will declare – are already declaring – that any Democratic effort to win over working-class voters is a capitulation to racism. The Guardian(Nov 29, 2016) The lawyer for his wife, Shelly Sterling, said it was a capitulation. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) 1 1n the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) they were protected until the capitulation of the fort Syn|Hyper fall, surrender loss the act of losing someone or something 2n a document containing the terms of surrender 2Hyper document, papers, written document writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) n a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic Hypo|Hyper recap, recapitulation, review a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion epanodosrecapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order) sum-up, summary a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form |
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