connivance

🇬🇧 UK/kә'naivәns/🇺🇸 US

TOEFLA2

Definitions

n.

Tacit consent to or deliberate overlooking of wrongdoing; secret cooperation in wrongdoing.

默许，纵容，共谋

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived

contogether, with

+

nivroot

+

ancestate, quality

=connivance

Example Sentences

1.
The escape was only possible through the connivance of corrupt officials.

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