cede(动词):(尤指通过条约、协议或正式决定)割让、让与(领土、权利、权力等)给他人或他国。也可较宽泛地指“放弃(控制权、优势等)”。
/siːd/
She refused to cede control of the project.
她拒绝让出对该项目的控制权。
After months of negotiations, the defeated state agreed to cede the disputed territory to its neighbor, though the decision remained controversial at home.
经过数月谈判,战败国同意将争议领土割让给邻国,但这一决定在国内仍颇具争议。
来自拉丁语 cedere,意为“走开、让步、退让”。其核心语感是“向后退一步,把位置或权利让给别人”。同源词还能在 recede(后退)、precede(在前、先于)等词中看到。