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capitulated

UK //kəˈpɪtʃəleɪtɪd//US //kəˈpɪtʃəleɪtɪd//

词源

源自16世纪法语 'capituler'(达成协议),来自中世纪拉丁语 'capitulare'(按章节协商),最终源自拉丁语 'capitulum'(小头或章节)。

verb

❶ 指在压力或对抗下停止抵抗,屈服或投降。常用于描述战争、谈判或争论中一方被迫接受对方条件的情况。

“After months of siege, the city finally capitulated to the enemy forces.”

(经过数月的围困,这座城市最终向敌军投降。)

“The rebels capitulated when their leader was captured.”

(叛军在其首领被俘后选择了投降。)

同义词:surrender, yield, submit, give in, succumb

常见短语

capitulate to — 向某人或某种压力屈服,通常指被迫接受不愿接受的条件或要求。

“The government was forced to capitulate to the protesters' demands.”

(政府被迫屈服于抗议者的要求。)