Word · Frequency #20285
capitulation
投降；有条件投降
the act of surrendering, usually under agreed conditions
- 1.
A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
归纳为条款或项目；正式协议。
- 2.
The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
按约定条件向敌人投降的行为；停止抵抗对手或不受欢迎要求的行为。
- 3.
The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
载有协议或投降条款的文件。
- 4.
An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.
列举某主题的主要部分。
投降书；概要；摘要；提纲；归纳为条款或项目；正式协议。；按约定条件向敌人投降的行为；停止抵抗对手或不受欢迎要求的行为。；载有协议或投降条款的文件。
In use
After a long siege, the fortress was taken without any formal capitulation.
Her capitulation to the toddler's bedtime demands ended the nightly struggle.
The committee's capitulation on the budget allowed the project to proceed.
the capitulation of [place/army]
该结构表示“投降／放弃抵抗”的行为，语气较正式。
The capitulation of the city took place in the early morning.
该城的投降发生在清晨。
capitulation to [sth/sb]
to 后接所屈从的对象，常用于压力、要求等。
His capitulation to the pressure surprised everyone.
他对压力的屈服令所有人惊讶。
sign a/the capitulation
此时 capitulation 指“投降书”，为可数名词。
Connections
Collocations
- unconditional capitulation
- 无条件投降
- The president refused to accept anything short of unconditional capitulation.总统拒绝接受任何非无条件投降的结果。
- terms of capitulation
- 投降条款
- The negotiators worked out the terms of capitulation.谈判人员制定了投降条款。
- act of capitulation
- 投降书
- The signing of the act of capitulation ended the war.投降书的签署结束了战争。
- capitulation to pressure
- 向压力屈服
- His capitulation to pressure from the media was widely criticized.他向媒体压力屈服的行为受到了广泛批评。
- total capitulation
- 彻底投降
- The city's total capitulation came as no surprise.该城的彻底投降并不令人意外。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
capitulation 开头 cap- 像 capital（首都），首都失守即投降；-tion 为名词后缀，想象敌军入城签订 capitulation（投降书）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：军事报道、政治评论、历史著作 capitulation 多用于正式或书面语，常指（有条件）投降或重大让步，常见于军事、政治、外交等语境；日常口语中通常更常说 surrender。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与原词capitulation真正押韵的是relation、nation、communication和manipulation，它们都以重读的/eɪ/加/ʃən/结尾。注意：capitulate和capital虽然拼写开头同为capit-，但发音完全不同，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.