the acceptation of a word/term
常用于讨论词义变化或语义界定。
The acceptation of this word has shifted over the centuries.
这个词的含义在几个世纪中发生了变化。
词义；含义；通用义
神意接纳；上帝悦纳；一个词或表达被理解或普遍接受的意义。；神圣的积极决定批准某一行为或情况,苏格士派认为这是使其具有功德所必需的。；词的通用意义；赞同
The sense in which a word or expression is understood; the generally received meaning.
一个词或表达被理解或普遍接受的意义。
The meaning (sense) in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
神圣的积极决定批准某一行为或情况,苏格士派认为这是使其具有功德所必需的。
The active divine decision to approve an act or circumstance, held by Scotists to be necessary to render it meritorious.
The theory gained wide acceptation among scientists after several experiments confirmed it.
该理论在多次实验证实后获得了科学家的广泛认可。
用法提示：此处 acceptation 表示“认可、接受”，作为名词使用。
His proposal met with immediate acceptation from the committee members.
他的提议立即得到了委员会成员的赞同。
用法提示：此处 acceptation 表示“赞同、接受”，作为名词使用。
The new policy found acceptation among the employees once its benefits were explained.
一旦解释了新政策的好处，它就得到了员工的接受。
用法提示：此处 acceptation 表示“接受、认可”，作为名词使用。
常用于讨论词义变化或语义界定。
The acceptation of this word has shifted over the centuries.
这个词的含义在几个世纪中发生了变化。
多用于正式或学术语境，强调按某一特定含义理解。
In the acceptation of the law, 'person' includes corporations.
就法律上的含义而言，“人”包括公司。
强调某词按常见的、被广泛接受的意义使用。
The term is used in its usual acceptation here.
这个词在这里用的是其通常的含义。
grammar · medium
易错句子This word has several acceptation.
正确表达This word has several acceptations.
acceptation是可数名词，复数形式是acceptations。汉语名词本身没有复数变化，所以中国学习者容易忘记在表示多个词义时给名词加-s。这里several后必须接复数名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子His acceptation of the award was unexpected.
正确表达His acceptance of the award was unexpected.
acceptation指词语的意义，不表示“接受”这一行为。表示“接受”应使用acceptance。这两个词虽然词根相同，但意思不同，不能混用。
acceptation 指一个词或表达被普遍理解的那个义项，即“词义、含义”；acceptance 指接受、认可的行为或态度。表示“接受、认可”时只能用 acceptance，不能用 acceptation。
acceptation 是正式且少用的词，专指某个词被普遍理解的那个义项；sense 更常用，泛指意义、含义，还可指感觉、理智等，义域更广，日常表达中多用 sense。
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