resign
动词 v.
英 /ɹɪˈzaɪn/
英文释义
动词 v.
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To give up; to relinquish ownership of.
— And if the perfection of well-speaking might bring any glorie sutable unto a great personage, Scipio and Lelius would never have resigned the honour of their Comedies[…]unto an Affrican servant[…].
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Alternative spelling of re-sign.
— Lastly, a note that I have resigned my GPG key to extend the expiration date.
- To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.
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To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status.
— I am resigning in protest of the unfair treatment of our employees.
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To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.
— He had no choice but to resign the game and let his opponent become the champion.
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词源 1
From Anglo-Norman resigner, Middle French resigner, and its source, Latin resignāre (“to unseal, annul, assign, resign”), from re- + signāre (“to seal, stamp”). Piecewise doublet of re-sign.
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Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English sign
English resign
From re- + sign.
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English sign
English resign
From re- + sign.
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