acquiescence

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.əns/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction. countable,uncountable
    — We were accustomed to prompt, if not always cheerful acquiescence to Atticus’s instructions, but from the way he stood Jem was not thinking of budging.
  2. Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right. countable,uncountable

词形变化

acquiescences plural

词汇关系

近义词
sufferance
衍生词
nonacquiescence
相关词
acquiesce

词源

Etymology tree
French acquiescencebor.
English acquiescence
Borrowed from French acquiescence.
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