释义 |
compromise /komˈprə-mīz/ noun- Partial waiving of theories or principles for the sake of settlement
- Anything of intermediate or mixed kind, neither one absolute nor another
- A settlement of differences by concession on each side
- Arbitration (archaic)
transitive verb- To settle by concession on each side
- To involve or bring into question
- To expose to risk of injury, suspicion, censure or scandal
intransitive verb To make a compromise ORIGIN: Fr compromis, from L comprōmittere, -missum, from com- together, and prōmittere to promise comˈpromiser noun |