accept
UK/ək'sept/US/әk'sept/
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释义
v.
To take or receive something offered, willingly or with approval.
接受,收下(提供的东西)
v.
To agree to, believe, or recognize something as true or valid.
承认,认可;相信
词根拆分
词根派生ac-(ad- 的变体,"朝向")+ cept("拿",capere 的过去分词形式)="拿向自己"。accept 就是让某样东西到你这里来,而不是推开它——礼物、提议、想法或事实。这里的 -cept 和 concept、except 里是同一块词根。
词根 cap 还连着 163 个词常用搭配
- 1.accept an offer接受提议
- 2.accept responsibility承担责任
- 3.accept an invitation接受邀请
- 4.widely accepted被广泛接受
- 5.accept the fact that接受……这一事实
例句
- 1.
She decided to accept the job offer in Tokyo.
她决定接受东京那份工作的邀约。
- 2.
He found it hard to accept that he was wrong.
他很难承认自己错了。
- 3.
Please accept my sincere apology for the delay.
请接受我对延误的诚挚歉意。
- 4.
Most scientists now accept this theory as fact.
如今大多数科学家都把这一理论当作事实接受。
易混词辨析
accept 和 except:读音几乎一样,意思却相反。accept(动词)是"接收、同意";except(介词)是"除……之外"。"I accept everyone except Tom" = 我接纳所有人,唯独把 Tom 排除在外。