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renouncing

UK /rɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ/US /rɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ/

词源

源自中古英语 'renouncen',借自古法语 'renoncer',最终来自拉丁语 'renuntiare'(re- '反向' + nuntiare '宣布')。

verb

❶ 正式声明放弃某事物,通常指权利、头衔或信仰等。常用于法律或正式场合,表示彻底断绝关系。

“He is renouncing his citizenship to move abroad.”

(他正在放弃公民身份以便移居国外。)

“The monk took vows renouncing all worldly possessions.”

(这位僧侣立誓放弃所有世俗财产。)

同义词:abandon, relinquish, forsake, disclaim, repudiate

常见短语

renouncing the world — 指放弃世俗生活(通常用于宗教语境),如出家修行或隐居。

“After his enlightenment, he considered renouncing the world to become a hermit.”

(悟道后,他考虑弃世隐居。)