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Accepted Generally Correct People 英 ək'septɪd] 美 ək'septɪd Adj.公认的;录取的;可接受的;已承兑的

英语单词 accepted
英美音标 英 [ək'septɪd] 美 [ək'septɪd]
中文释义 adj.公认的;录取的;可接受的;已承兑的
英语例句 (1) His behaviour falls short of accepted standards.
(2) It is generally accepted that smoking is harmful to our health.
中文例句 (1) 他的行为没达到公认的标准。
(2) 吸烟有害健康,这是大家公认的。
vocabulary简明 Something that's accepted is considered to be an established fact, or a correct idea. It's accepted among most university students that it's important to get a college degree.
vocabulary扩展 While in the United States it's usual for men to wear pants rather than skirts, in Scotland kilts are an accepted clothing choice for men. The accepted way of doing anything depends a great deal on where you are and what group of people you're with, in fact. The adjective accepted comes from the verb accept, "consent to receive," which comes from the Latin acceptare, "take or receive willingly."
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词]See also:
accept
为公众所接受的;公认的 Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.
  [oft adv ADJ]
  • There is no generally accepted definition of life...

    关于生活的定义不一而足。

  • It is accepted wisdom that science has been partly responsible for the decline of religion.

    人们普遍认为,科学的兴起是宗教衰落的部分原因。

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