单词 | resignation |
释义 | resignation /rez'ig nay"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of resigning. 2. a formal statement, document, etc., stating that one gives up an office, position, etc. 3. an accepting, unresisting attitude, state, etc.; submission; acquiescence: to meet one's fate with resignation. [1350-1400; ME < MF < ML resignation- (s. of resignatio) a canceling, rescinding, equiv. to L resignat(us) (ptp. of resignare to RESIGN; see -ATE1) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1, 2. abdication. 3. patience, compliance, forbearance. Ant. 3. recalcitrance. |
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