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resignation

🇬🇧 UK/.rezig'neiʃәn/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREB2

Definitions

n.

The act of voluntarily leaving a job or position; calm acceptance of something unpleasant but unavoidable.

辞职,辞呈;顺从,听天由命

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
signmark, sign, seal
+
ationact, process, state
=resignation

Common Collocations

  • 1.letter of resignation辞职信
  • 2.hand in one's resignation递交辞呈
  • 3.tender one's resignation正式提出辞职
  • 4.with resignation顺从地,认命地

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The minister submitted his resignation after the scandal became public.

  • 2.

    She accepted her fate with quiet resignation, knowing there was nothing she could do.

  • 3.

    His resignation from the board came as a shock to the entire company.

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