accept

英 [ə'ksept] 美[ə'ksɛpt]
  • vt. 接受;承认;承担;承兑;容纳
  • vi. 承认;同意;承兑

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词态变化


第三人称单数: accepts;过去式: accepted;过去分词: accepted;现在分词: accepting;

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1、ac- "to" + cept-.
2、含义:take what is offered, take or receive willingly.

中文词源


accept 接受

词根cept,抓住,见capture,抓住。此处由抓住代指领悟,接受。

英文词源


accept
accept: [14] Accept comes ultimately from Latin capere, which meant ‘take’ (and was derived from the same root as English heave). The addition of the prefix ad- ‘to’ produced accipere, literally ‘take to oneself’, hence ‘receive’. The past participle of this, acceptus, formed the basis of a new verb, acceptāre, denoting repeated action, which made its way via Old French into English.
=> heave
accept (v.)
late 14c., "to take what is offered," from Old French accepter (14c.) or directly from Latin acceptare "take or receive willingly," frequentative of accipere "receive," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + capere "to take" (see capable). Related: Accepted; accepting.

双语例句


1. He would have to accept it; there was no other way.
对此他将别无选择,只有接受。

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2. Some of the older telephones still only accept tokens.
一些较老式的电话机仍然只收代币。

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3. Initially the government was unwilling to accept the defeat.
最初政府不愿意承认失败。

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4. They don't accept any foolishness when it comes to spending money.
在花钱的问题上,他们向来很谨慎。

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5. The men voted by a four-to-one majority to accept the pay offer.
男雇员以4比1的多数票接受了工资条件。

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