1530s, "an agreement," from Middle French capitulation, noun of action from capituler "agree on specified terms," from Medieval Latin capitulare "to draw up in heads or chapters, arrange conditions," from capitulum "chapter," in classical Latin "heading," literally "a little head," diminutive of caput (genitive capitis) "head" (see capitulum). Meaning narrowed by mid-17c. to "make terms of surrender."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He nodded with a peculiarly male satisfaction at her capitulation.
對(duì)她的屈服,他以一種男人特有的滿(mǎn)足感點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. The invading army had massacred many of the garrison after capitulation.
侵略軍在守軍投降后仍將多人屠殺了.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. Lord Luce's capitulation to pressure from the Duke of Edinburgh has stored up huge problems for the future.
盧斯勛爵迫于愛(ài)丁堡公爵的壓力作了讓步，為日后埋下了巨大隱患。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. He entered Richmond the day after its surrender, and heard of Lee's capitulation.