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词汇 concessive
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Definition of concessive in English:

concessive

adjective kənˈsɛsɪvkənˈsɛsɪv
  • 1Characterized by or tending to concession.

    让步的;认可(性)的

    we must look for a more concessive approach

    我们必须寻求一种更具妥协性的方法。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The mood in the Garden to alien seeds is not concessive but combative.
    • For this purpose, a strategy of cooperative and concessive negotiation (CCN) is proposed in this paper.
    • The peasants' demands for land, bread, and peace were initially addressed by means of a highly concessive peace treaty with the Germans (the Treaty of Brest - Litovsk), and the redistribution of the landed estates.
    • There are other odd sounding concessive knowledge claims.
    • Yet they played the best fare on view, but found the Old Leighlin defence in no concessive mood; blocking several shots which could have, in cricket terms, called for a declaration long before the interval.
    • But whatever effect the increasingly combative climate of post-war Britain had on most 1940s poets, I feel that Graham separated himself from that, and his course was neither reactive nor concessive.
    • The government's concessive draft for partial opening of the education sector is encountering mounting resistance not only from academic circles but also from civic groups.
    • There are concerns that Beijing and Seoul, both of which show some understanding toward Pyongyang, may call for an assurance that is too concessive.
  • 2Grammar
    (of a preposition or conjunction) introducing a phrase or clause denoting a circumstance which might be expected to preclude the action of the main clause, but does not (e.g. in spite of, although).

    〔语法〕(介词,连词)引导让步短语(或从句)的(如in spite of,although)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This bleached-out concessive or emphatic as such seems to be what Charles Bernstein meant to use in writing an article entitled " Against National Poetry Month As Such’.
    • Details of the concordance data are given, broken down in broad categories (concessive conjunction bien que, resultative conjunction si bien que, adverb + completive, etc.).
    • The final episode started with an explanation for the mystery, but if you thought this was designed to be a closing episode, guess again. and the same thing is also often found with prenominal concessive modifiers.
    • Engelbrecht carefully, meticulously goes through the possibilities surrounding Luther's use of the concessive conjunction in this passage.
    1. 2.1 (of a phrase or clause) introduced by a concessive preposition or conjunction.
      (短语,从句)让步的,由让步介词(或连词)引导的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I don't think I ever read a flame mail where two concessive sentences made any coherent statement that didn't involve the misspelling of the word ‘fag’.
      • The force of a concessive sentence is thus very different from that of a conditional sentence.
      • Therefore, a concessive clause must be part of a complex sentence with an independent clause.

Rhymes

aggressive, compressive, degressive, depressive, digressive, excessive, expressive, impressive, obsessive, oppressive, possessive, progressive, recessive, regressive, repressive, retrogressive, successive, transgressive

Definition of concessive in US English:

concessive

adjectivekənˈsesivkənˈsɛsɪv
  • 1Characterized by or tending to concession.

    让步的;认可(性)的

    we must look for a more concessive approach

    我们必须寻求一种更具妥协性的方法。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are other odd sounding concessive knowledge claims.
    • The peasants' demands for land, bread, and peace were initially addressed by means of a highly concessive peace treaty with the Germans (the Treaty of Brest - Litovsk), and the redistribution of the landed estates.
    • Yet they played the best fare on view, but found the Old Leighlin defence in no concessive mood; blocking several shots which could have, in cricket terms, called for a declaration long before the interval.
    • The mood in the Garden to alien seeds is not concessive but combative.
    • There are concerns that Beijing and Seoul, both of which show some understanding toward Pyongyang, may call for an assurance that is too concessive.
    • The government's concessive draft for partial opening of the education sector is encountering mounting resistance not only from academic circles but also from civic groups.
    • For this purpose, a strategy of cooperative and concessive negotiation (CCN) is proposed in this paper.
    • But whatever effect the increasingly combative climate of post-war Britain had on most 1940s poets, I feel that Graham separated himself from that, and his course was neither reactive nor concessive.
  • 2Grammar
    (of a preposition or conjunction) introducing a phrase or clause denoting a circumstance which might be expected to preclude the action of the main clause, but does not (e.g. in spite of, although).

    〔语法〕(介词,连词)引导让步短语(或从句)的(如in spite of,although)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This bleached-out concessive or emphatic as such seems to be what Charles Bernstein meant to use in writing an article entitled " Against National Poetry Month As Such’.
    • Details of the concordance data are given, broken down in broad categories (concessive conjunction bien que, resultative conjunction si bien que, adverb + completive, etc.).
    • The final episode started with an explanation for the mystery, but if you thought this was designed to be a closing episode, guess again. and the same thing is also often found with prenominal concessive modifiers.
    • Engelbrecht carefully, meticulously goes through the possibilities surrounding Luther's use of the concessive conjunction in this passage.
    1. 2.1 (of a phrase or clause) introduced by a concessive preposition or conjunction.
      (短语,从句)让步的,由让步介词(或连词)引导的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The force of a concessive sentence is thus very different from that of a conditional sentence.
      • Therefore, a concessive clause must be part of a complex sentence with an independent clause.
      • I don't think I ever read a flame mail where two concessive sentences made any coherent statement that didn't involve the misspelling of the word ‘fag’.
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