renunciation

UK/ri.nʌnsi'eiʃәn/US

TOEFLC2

Definitions

The formal act of giving up a right, claim, belief, or possession

放弃；弃权；声明放弃；弃绝

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

re-again, back

nunciannounce, proclaim, declare

-ationact, process, state

=renunciation

re- (back) + nunci (Latinate form of nounc, 'announce') + -ation (act). Renunciation is the formal act of renouncing — declaring that you give something up. The root reverts to its Latin -nunci- shape, like pronunciation.

Root nounc still carries 10 more words

Common Collocations

1.renunciation of violence放弃暴力
2.formal renunciation正式声明放弃
3.renunciation of citizenship放弃国籍
4.act of renunciation弃绝行为

Example Sentences

1.
His renunciation of the throne shocked the entire nation.
2.
The treaty called for the renunciation of all nuclear weapons.

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