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Definition of acceptance in English: acceptancenoun əkˈsɛpt(ə)nsəkˈsɛptəns mass noun1The action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered. 接受；接收 charges involving the acceptance of bribes 关于收受贿赂的指控。 Example sentencesExamples - Brad had received his acceptance letter earlier that month.
- The university arranged to interview me in Toronto at this seminar and after what I could only call a 10-minute informal chat, I was given an offer of acceptance then and there.
- The commentary was her acceptance speech upon receiving the American Psychological Society's William James Fellow Award.
- Thus, their acceptance of those offers certainly did not mean, as Mr. Lister implied, that those parents no longer wanted a place at St. George's Prep.
- Dick was quite moved, and in his acceptance speech he named all the people who had helped make his dream come true.
- The letter of intent was not a binding contract; it was not an offer capable of acceptance; nor did any event which followed the letter of intent constitute a binding contract between the parties.
- Seniors are receiving their acceptance letters; the hallways are a daily scene of impromptu celebrations and rounds of hugs.
- Typically courteous, he began his acceptance speech by offering copious thanks to all and sundry.
- Bowling for Columbine was already a success before it won the Oscar for best documentary, but the award - and Moore's controversial acceptance speech - gave the film an extra bounce.
- If there is an 80% acceptance of the offer by GV shareholders, the takeover should be finalised by the end of September.
- I know people hate long acceptance speeches, especially from ‘nobodies.’
- Attorney General John Ashcroft received an honorary doctorate from and delivered his acceptance speech at BJU in May 1999.
- The deadline for acceptance of the offer is Thursday afternoon, but both sides have claimed they have the upper hand in a takeover battle which is becoming increasingly bitter.
- While the unions representing them have broadly welcomed the packages offered and advised acceptance, the workers believe it is simply not good enough.
- The company was also going after talent in rival services outfits, said Livermore, and was getting an 80% acceptance rate to offers it was making.
- Manchester United's acceptance of an offer from Barcelona will go down in history as the moment Beckham's career on the field hit skid row.
- This year she told the crowd that she had just realized her dress was completely see-through; she spent the rest of her acceptance speech with her legs firmly together.
- While Dr Mullins has received irrevocable acceptances of his offer from shareholders, owning 36% of the company, it is now considered a near certainty that the buyout will fail.
- A week before we were set to leave, Jake had received his acceptance letter to a baseball camp in New York.
- You have a letter and you have the apparent acceptance of the offer made in the letter by the employees turning up.
Synonyms receipt, receiving, taking, obtaining, acquiring undertaking, taking on, assumption, tackling yes, affirmative reply, affirmation, confirmation, ratification - 1.1count noun A draft or bill of exchange that is accepted by being signed.
Example sentencesExamples - Taxable funds mainly invest in U.S. Treasury securities, government agency securities, repurchase agreements, CDs, commercial paper and bankers' acceptances.
- Other fixed-interest investments such as T-bills, bankers' acceptances and certificates of deposit are also popular.
- Hatfield also devoted three and a half pages to the recording and valuation of book accounts, acceptances, and promissory notes.
- In spite of this, incidences of fraud are still emerging in all business areas, including bills, bank acceptance, deposits and loans.
- The markets for bills of exchange and bankers' acceptances are simply too small to be of any use.
2The process or fact of being received as adequate, valid, or suitable. you must wait for acceptance into the village 你必须等待村民们接纳你。 Example sentencesExamples - Earning respect and acceptance from one's coworkers will likely result in enhanced satisfaction and a sense of fitting in with the organizational culture.
- In some cases, though, you may fear the worst, only to be met with compassion and acceptance - not the ridicule and disdain you were anticipating.
- What the records do reveal, however, is the moral anxiety and attitudes towards sexuality, family and social acceptance in the British colonies during the nineteenth century.
- A general social acceptance of plastic surgery has come about and it is leading people to think that because they look a bit tired they need an operation.
- It is a struggle of already free people for complete social acceptance and the sense of normalcy that follows thereof - a struggle for the eradication of the homosexual stigma.
- ‘It is basically a stylised comic book film in the vein of Spider Man and Super Man which deals with issues of vengeance, redemption and social acceptance,’ he says.
- In the village, there has never been social acceptance of her after the incident.
- This revenue-neutral property was believed essential for public acceptance, which in fact has been largely favourable.
- New product acceptance is a process that takes anywhere from several months to many years, depending on the complexity of the necessary approval.
- What may strike some as a naive grab for mainstream acceptance is in fact a stroke of genius.
- These skills are crucial to developing social confidence and acceptance.
- Receiving them was a mark of acceptance in a social group.
- What we see as cultural acceptance might in fact be cultural imperialism - in the same way that Indian tea has long been seen as an English drink.
- It's new and unusual to most folks, and there's definitely a process of acceptance to go through.
- In one man is embodied the rise of black America from poverty and social exclusion to acceptance and eventual success on its own terms.
- In Cubao, the Samaritana Transformation Ministries group takes a different tack by offering women friendship and acceptance first and foremost.
- While few would question that a married couple and their dependent children form a family unit, others receive less uniform social acceptance.
- All parents want happiness for their children, and social acceptance is a critical factor at any age.
- Many other minority groups experienced the same process of acceptance through Major League baseball.
- In a pluralistic society religious, moral or cultural values put forward in a public governmental context cannot always be expected to meet with universal acceptance.
- When Lina finds someone she likes, they have to go through an extremely vigorous process of acceptance before she agrees to go out with them, and so far no one has passed.
Synonyms welcome, welcoming, favourable reception, embracing, embrace, approval, adoption, integration 3Agreement with or belief in an idea or explanation. （对想法、意见或解释的）认可；赞同；相信 acceptance of the teaching of the Church 接受教会的教义。 Example sentencesExamples - However the cause of his suicide may have been wrongly attributed to the lack of acceptance of his ideas.
- ‘Very good, that one,’ he reiterates his acceptance of my ideas.
- In our age, the term has become almost synonymous with an irrational acceptance of beliefs for which we lack evidence.
- Thus we make attributions of causal relatedness on the basis of prior acceptance of scientific explanations.
- What this passage illustrates is not only the possibility, but the general acceptance, of the idea that language is separate from identity.
- His ideas only found wider acceptance 300 years after his death, when Confucianism was declared a state religion during the Han Dynasty.
- Today, acceptance of ideas of supernatural causality is more common among women, while some men, particularly those with party or military backgrounds, reject such ideas.
- But these new ideas only gained acceptance when improved observational facilities allowed astronomers to begin making reliable estimates of the distances to and motions of galaxies.
- Morgan seemed to consider what she said, and eventually he nodded in acceptance of her explanation, causing Milanehey to sigh in relief.
- These borders indicate the early acceptance of the idea of a frame as a way to set off, isolate and distinguish a drawing or painting.
- This also permitted the unbiased acceptance of new ideas.
- His evidence in favor of such a shift is instructive of his thinking and acceptance of Darwinian ideas.
- But on the North Shore, acceptance of the idea is slow in coming.
- ‘Due to the very favourable acceptance of the idea by the French people, the holiday is now celebrated all over the world,’ said Venkova.
- If Sonntag is right, the average acceptance of these beliefs should be the same between groups of students from scientific versus humanistic studies.
- There are the same paradoxes with rejection of some Western ideas and acceptance of others.
- Some studies have focused on the influence of the academic background of participants on their acceptance of belief in paranormal phenomena.
- Gitt, incredibly, replied that his ideas have wide acceptance among scientists.
- Underlying these explanations is an acceptance of the foundational ideas of the Antigonish Movement.
- This kind of non-critical acceptance of a belief system is especially a feature of the three monotheistic religions.
Synonyms credence (in), belief (in), trust (in), confidence (in), faith (in), reliance (on), dependence (on), traction swallowing - 3.1 Willingness to tolerate a difficult situation.
容忍，忍受 a mood of resigned acceptance 听天由命的情绪。 Example sentencesExamples - Patients accustomed to inadequate care may become resentful or respond with passive acceptance of the situation often seeing it simply as a further burden of poverty and social alienation.
- But, what was intended as an evening of educating the public seemed to result in a call for mobilisation rather than sedate acceptance of situation.
- Some patients need to be in denial about what's going on while others want someone to talk to about their fear of dying or their acceptance of the situation.
- Parents, siblings, and extended family members hurt by past behavior sometimes found forgiveness and acceptance difficult.
- Instead, she underscores the importance of the players acceptance of difficult challenges in the name of promoting something they believe in.
- His resigned acceptance of the situations in which the plot places him is a masterpiece of understated comedy acting and very, very effective.
- He had only gotten with her because she seemed to like him so much, and he was silly enough to believe all her promises of fidelity and acceptance of the situation as it was.
- His acceptance of the situation had dissolved and his confusion heightened once again.
- Eastern mystical philosophies such as Buddhism promote an attitude of acceptance of suffering and difficulties which are an inevitable part of life.
- Spouses may reinforce acceptance or tolerance of negative events.
- It fostered would-be soldiers, shaped the psychological acceptance of the difficult and honorable job - the defense of one's Motherland.
- Community education may help change attitudes of tolerance to and acceptance of all forms of abuse in intimate relationships.
- Affirm this Hindu wisdom regularly to cultivate patience and wise acceptance, even of situations that tend to arouse anger.
- This ethic of tolerant acceptance can also contribute to an inability to articulate a broader, normative vision of family life.
Synonyms toleration, endurance, sufferance, forbearance putting up with
OriginMid 16th century: from Old French, from accepter (see accept). Definition of acceptance in US English: acceptancenounəkˈsɛptənsəkˈseptəns 1The action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered. 接受；接收 charges involving the acceptance of bribes 关于收受贿赂的指控。 as modifier an acceptance speech 总统候选人接受提名的演讲。 he had an acceptance from the magazine Example sentencesExamples - The university arranged to interview me in Toronto at this seminar and after what I could only call a 10-minute informal chat, I was given an offer of acceptance then and there.
- Thus, their acceptance of those offers certainly did not mean, as Mr. Lister implied, that those parents no longer wanted a place at St. George's Prep.
- The company was also going after talent in rival services outfits, said Livermore, and was getting an 80% acceptance rate to offers it was making.
- Seniors are receiving their acceptance letters; the hallways are a daily scene of impromptu celebrations and rounds of hugs.
- Manchester United's acceptance of an offer from Barcelona will go down in history as the moment Beckham's career on the field hit skid row.
- Brad had received his acceptance letter earlier that month.
- Dick was quite moved, and in his acceptance speech he named all the people who had helped make his dream come true.
- If there is an 80% acceptance of the offer by GV shareholders, the takeover should be finalised by the end of September.
- Typically courteous, he began his acceptance speech by offering copious thanks to all and sundry.
- This year she told the crowd that she had just realized her dress was completely see-through; she spent the rest of her acceptance speech with her legs firmly together.
- You have a letter and you have the apparent acceptance of the offer made in the letter by the employees turning up.
- The letter of intent was not a binding contract; it was not an offer capable of acceptance; nor did any event which followed the letter of intent constitute a binding contract between the parties.
- The commentary was her acceptance speech upon receiving the American Psychological Society's William James Fellow Award.
- I know people hate long acceptance speeches, especially from ‘nobodies.’
- A week before we were set to leave, Jake had received his acceptance letter to a baseball camp in New York.
- The deadline for acceptance of the offer is Thursday afternoon, but both sides have claimed they have the upper hand in a takeover battle which is becoming increasingly bitter.
- Bowling for Columbine was already a success before it won the Oscar for best documentary, but the award - and Moore's controversial acceptance speech - gave the film an extra bounce.
- While Dr Mullins has received irrevocable acceptances of his offer from shareholders, owning 36% of the company, it is now considered a near certainty that the buyout will fail.
- Attorney General John Ashcroft received an honorary doctorate from and delivered his acceptance speech at BJU in May 1999.
- While the unions representing them have broadly welcomed the packages offered and advised acceptance, the workers believe it is simply not good enough.
Synonyms receipt, receiving, taking, obtaining, acquiring undertaking, taking on, assumption, tackling yes, affirmative reply, affirmation, confirmation, ratification - 1.1 A draft or bill that is accepted by being signed.
承兑票据 Example sentencesExamples - Taxable funds mainly invest in U.S. Treasury securities, government agency securities, repurchase agreements, CDs, commercial paper and bankers' acceptances.
- Hatfield also devoted three and a half pages to the recording and valuation of book accounts, acceptances, and promissory notes.
- In spite of this, incidences of fraud are still emerging in all business areas, including bills, bank acceptance, deposits and loans.
- The markets for bills of exchange and bankers' acceptances are simply too small to be of any use.
- Other fixed-interest investments such as T-bills, bankers' acceptances and certificates of deposit are also popular.
2The action or process of being received as adequate or suitable, typically to be admitted into a group. 接纳（尤指被接收进入一团体） you must wait for acceptance into the club 你必须等待村民们接纳你。 Example sentencesExamples - While few would question that a married couple and their dependent children form a family unit, others receive less uniform social acceptance.
- When Lina finds someone she likes, they have to go through an extremely vigorous process of acceptance before she agrees to go out with them, and so far no one has passed.
- It is a struggle of already free people for complete social acceptance and the sense of normalcy that follows thereof - a struggle for the eradication of the homosexual stigma.
- All parents want happiness for their children, and social acceptance is a critical factor at any age.
- This revenue-neutral property was believed essential for public acceptance, which in fact has been largely favourable.
- It's new and unusual to most folks, and there's definitely a process of acceptance to go through.
- Many other minority groups experienced the same process of acceptance through Major League baseball.
- ‘It is basically a stylised comic book film in the vein of Spider Man and Super Man which deals with issues of vengeance, redemption and social acceptance,’ he says.
- A general social acceptance of plastic surgery has come about and it is leading people to think that because they look a bit tired they need an operation.
- Earning respect and acceptance from one's coworkers will likely result in enhanced satisfaction and a sense of fitting in with the organizational culture.
- New product acceptance is a process that takes anywhere from several months to many years, depending on the complexity of the necessary approval.
- In some cases, though, you may fear the worst, only to be met with compassion and acceptance - not the ridicule and disdain you were anticipating.
- In Cubao, the Samaritana Transformation Ministries group takes a different tack by offering women friendship and acceptance first and foremost.
- These skills are crucial to developing social confidence and acceptance.
- In the village, there has never been social acceptance of her after the incident.
- What we see as cultural acceptance might in fact be cultural imperialism - in the same way that Indian tea has long been seen as an English drink.
- Receiving them was a mark of acceptance in a social group.
- What may strike some as a naive grab for mainstream acceptance is in fact a stroke of genius.
- What the records do reveal, however, is the moral anxiety and attitudes towards sexuality, family and social acceptance in the British colonies during the nineteenth century.
- In one man is embodied the rise of black America from poverty and social exclusion to acceptance and eventual success on its own terms.
- In a pluralistic society religious, moral or cultural values put forward in a public governmental context cannot always be expected to meet with universal acceptance.
Synonyms welcome, welcoming, favourable reception, embracing, embrace, approval, adoption, integration 3Agreement with or belief in an idea, opinion, or explanation. （对想法、意见或解释的）认可；赞同；相信 acceptance of the teaching of the Church 接受教会的教义。 Example sentencesExamples - In our age, the term has become almost synonymous with an irrational acceptance of beliefs for which we lack evidence.
- But these new ideas only gained acceptance when improved observational facilities allowed astronomers to begin making reliable estimates of the distances to and motions of galaxies.
- Thus we make attributions of causal relatedness on the basis of prior acceptance of scientific explanations.
- These borders indicate the early acceptance of the idea of a frame as a way to set off, isolate and distinguish a drawing or painting.
- His evidence in favor of such a shift is instructive of his thinking and acceptance of Darwinian ideas.
- This kind of non-critical acceptance of a belief system is especially a feature of the three monotheistic religions.
- What this passage illustrates is not only the possibility, but the general acceptance, of the idea that language is separate from identity.
- Gitt, incredibly, replied that his ideas have wide acceptance among scientists.
- Some studies have focused on the influence of the academic background of participants on their acceptance of belief in paranormal phenomena.
- If Sonntag is right, the average acceptance of these beliefs should be the same between groups of students from scientific versus humanistic studies.
- This also permitted the unbiased acceptance of new ideas.
- Underlying these explanations is an acceptance of the foundational ideas of the Antigonish Movement.
- Today, acceptance of ideas of supernatural causality is more common among women, while some men, particularly those with party or military backgrounds, reject such ideas.
- His ideas only found wider acceptance 300 years after his death, when Confucianism was declared a state religion during the Han Dynasty.
- There are the same paradoxes with rejection of some Western ideas and acceptance of others.
- However the cause of his suicide may have been wrongly attributed to the lack of acceptance of his ideas.
- Morgan seemed to consider what she said, and eventually he nodded in acceptance of her explanation, causing Milanehey to sigh in relief.
- But on the North Shore, acceptance of the idea is slow in coming.
- ‘Very good, that one,’ he reiterates his acceptance of my ideas.
- ‘Due to the very favourable acceptance of the idea by the French people, the holiday is now celebrated all over the world,’ said Venkova.
Synonyms credence, credence in, belief, belief in, trust, trust in, confidence, confidence in, faith, faith in, reliance, reliance on, dependence, dependence on, traction - 3.1 Willingness to tolerate a difficult or unpleasant situation.
容忍，忍受 a mood of resigned acceptance 听天由命的情绪。 Example sentencesExamples - He had only gotten with her because she seemed to like him so much, and he was silly enough to believe all her promises of fidelity and acceptance of the situation as it was.
- This ethic of tolerant acceptance can also contribute to an inability to articulate a broader, normative vision of family life.
- His resigned acceptance of the situations in which the plot places him is a masterpiece of understated comedy acting and very, very effective.
- Patients accustomed to inadequate care may become resentful or respond with passive acceptance of the situation often seeing it simply as a further burden of poverty and social alienation.
- His acceptance of the situation had dissolved and his confusion heightened once again.
- It fostered would-be soldiers, shaped the psychological acceptance of the difficult and honorable job - the defense of one's Motherland.
- Parents, siblings, and extended family members hurt by past behavior sometimes found forgiveness and acceptance difficult.
- Spouses may reinforce acceptance or tolerance of negative events.
- Community education may help change attitudes of tolerance to and acceptance of all forms of abuse in intimate relationships.
- Affirm this Hindu wisdom regularly to cultivate patience and wise acceptance, even of situations that tend to arouse anger.
- Instead, she underscores the importance of the players acceptance of difficult challenges in the name of promoting something they believe in.
- But, what was intended as an evening of educating the public seemed to result in a call for mobilisation rather than sedate acceptance of situation.
- Eastern mystical philosophies such as Buddhism promote an attitude of acceptance of suffering and difficulties which are an inevitable part of life.
- Some patients need to be in denial about what's going on while others want someone to talk to about their fear of dying or their acceptance of the situation.
Synonyms toleration, endurance, sufferance, forbearance
OriginMid 16th century: from Old French, from accepter (see accept). |