(对某事)默许;默认;(不情愿但不反对的)顺从、勉强同意。常指没有积极支持,但也不公开反对。
/ˌækwiˈesəns/
Her silence was taken as acquiescence.
她的沉默被视为默许。
Despite his reservations, he signed the agreement in acquiescence to the company’s demands, hoping to avoid a public dispute.
尽管他有所保留,他仍默许并签署了协议以顺从公司的要求,希望避免公开争端。
来自拉丁语 acquiescere,由 *ad-*(“向、趋向”)+ quiescere(“安静、休息”)构成,原意有“安静下来、停止反对”的感觉,后来引申为“默认、默许”。