admission

UK/əd'mɪʃ(ə)n/US/әd'miʃәn/

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Definitions

Permission or the right to enter a place or join an institution

进入许可；录取，准入

A statement acknowledging that something is true

承认，供认

The price charged to enter

入场费

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

ad-to, toward, near

misssend, let go

-ionact, process, state

=admission

The noun of admit: ad- (to) + miss (let go) + -ion (act). It carries both senses of admit — being let in (college admission, admission fee) and letting a truth in (an admission of guilt).

Root miss still carries 88 more words

Common Collocations

1.college admission大学入学
2.paid admission付费入场

Example Sentences

1.
Admission to the museum is free on Sundays.
2.
Her admission of guilt surprised everyone in court.

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