| 单词 | capitulate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [kə'pitjuleit] |
| 解释 | v.(有条件地)投降 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.(有条件地)投降(su rrender conditionally) 【考】 反义词：resist(抵抗 ); resistance(抵抗) 【记】 capit(头)+ulate→( 低头)→投降 【同】 派生词: capitulation (n. 投降) |
| 字源 | capitulate (v.) 1570s, "to draw up in chapters" (i.e., under "heads"), in part a back-formation from capitulation, in part from Medieval Latin capitulatus, past participle of capitulare "to draw up in heads or chapters, arrange conditions." Often of terms of surrender, hence meaning "to yield on stipulated terms" (1680s). Related: Capitulated; capitulating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (有条件地)投降 【例】capitulate on [upon] the condition that 在...条件下投降 【记】cap头－低头－投降cap抓, it他, late晚－抓他已经晚了－因为他已经投降了. Capitulate需要capital(n 资金)\ 【反】resist(vt 抵抗); oppose(v 抗争) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】capital + late 首都,(我们来)晚了,没想到你已经停止抵抗,都投降了 |
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