acceptance

名词 n.
/əkˈsɛp.təns/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval. uncountable
    — the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.
  2. An instance of that act. countable
  3. Belief in something; agreement, assent. countable,uncountable
  4. The state of being accepted. countable,uncountable
    — The warrant I haue of your Honourable Diſpoſition, not the Worth of my vntutor'd Lines makes it aſſured of acceptance.
  5. The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression. countable,uncountable
  6. An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance; the bill of exchange itself when accepted. countable,uncountable
  7. An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking of possession of a thing as owner. countable,uncountable
    — But what acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty.
  8. The act of an authorized representative of the government by which the government assents to ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of a contract. US,countable,uncountable
  9. A list of horses accepted as starters in a race. Australia,New-Zealand,countable,plural,plural-only
  10. Synonym of etendue. countable,uncountable

词形变化

acceptances plural acceptaunce alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Italic *kapjō
Old Latin kapiō
Latin capiō
Latin accipiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin -tō
Latin acceptārelbor.
Old French accepterder.
Middle French acceptancebor.

Old French accepterder.?
Middle English accepten
English accept
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -iader.
Old French -ancebor.
Middle English -aunce
English -ance
English acceptance
* First attested in 1528–1530. Probably partly from Middle French acceptance (from Old French accepter (“accept”)) and partly from accept + -ance.
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