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单词 acquiescence
释义
acquiescence
noun[U]
formal
uk
/ˌæk.wiˈes.əns/us
/ˌæk.wiˈes.əns/
theactofacceptingoragreeingto something, oftenunwillingly:
I wassurprisedby her acquiescenceto/intheplan.
Shenoddedher acquiescence.
Synonyms
agreement(SAME OPINION)
approval(PERMISSION)
assentformal
say-so(PERMISSION)informal
See
acquiescent
More examples
  • Thebesttheleadercanhopefor isgrudgingacquiescence from themajorityof hisparty.
  • His acquiescence in thenucleardealmay have been atacticalconcession.
  • To haveacceptedsuch anarrangementwould have been would havemeanttacitacquiescence inviolence.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
  • accede tosomething
  • acceptance
  • be resigned tosomethingidiom
  • bend tosomething
  • bow down tosomeone
  • bow tosomeone/something
  • cave in
  • concede
  • crack
  • peace
  • philosophical
  • resignation
  • resigned
  • resignedly
  • resort tosomething
  • settle forsomething
  • shoulder
  • tolerate
  • tradesomethingoff
  • yield tosomething
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(Definition ofacquiescencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofacquiescence

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The possibilities of rationalization andacquiescenceexist when self-reports of personal feelings are elicited by an interviewer or selfcompletion questionnaire.
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And he is demonstrably an individualist, again in an era often (wrongly) characterized as one ofacquiescenceand conformity.
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The phrase which perhaps best summarizes the notion is 'voluntary assent andacquiescence'.
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I gauge the uniformity ofacquiescencebased on evidence from state legislative journals about oaths of allegiance taken by state and national officials.
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Indeed, everything pointed to the contrary: that the association would not be able to secure theiracquiescence, let alone their active co-operation.
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Again,acquiescencewould seem to be evidence more of inertia than of rationality.
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On what basis, we may ask, doesacquiescencetake place?
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This does not involve a mere passiveacquiescencein everything : it does not involve doing nothing.
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In this studyacquiescenceand gratitude were in evidence.
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In historical terms,acquiescenceand apotheosis happened in rapid succession but not simultaneously.
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To illustrate the extent of parliament'sacquiescence, it is instructive to compare the failure rate of enclosure legislation with that of non-enclosure legislation.
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Acquiescencein, or even consent to, clearly unjust institutions does not give rise to obligations.
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The regime can use both of these processes to gain public support for-or, at least, generalacquiescencein-unpopular government policies.
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I call these three possible sources ofacquiescence(in respective order) the "trivial," the "oligarchic," and the "authoritative" conditions for weak consensus.
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Positive development at step 3 leads toacquiescence, which facilitates subsequent social learning, whereas negative developments lead to defiance and social alienation.
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