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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。
投降；有条件投降
capitulations — plural of capitulation
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
投降；有条件投降
the act of surrendering, usually under agreed conditions
The capitulation of the city took place in the early morning.
该城的投降发生在清晨。
归纳为条款或项目；正式协议。
A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
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。
The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
载有协议或投降条款的文件。
The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
列举某主题的主要部分。
An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.
After a long siege, the fortress was taken without any formal capitulation.
经过长期围困，这座堡垒被攻占，没有进行任何正式投降。
Her capitulation to the toddler's bedtime demands ended the nightly struggle.
她对孩子就寝要求的屈服结束了每晚的折腾。
The committee's capitulation on the budget allowed the project to proceed.
委员会在预算问题上的妥协使项目得以继续进行。
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。
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。
此时 capitulation 指“投降书”，为可数名词。
The commander signed the capitulation and ordered his troops to cease fire.
指挥官签署了投降书，并命令部队停火。
Not this
We must capitulation to their demands.
Use this
We must capitulate to their demands.
情态动词后应接动词原形，capitulation是名词，其动词形式是capitulate。中文中“投降”可作名词或动词，易导致直接用名词，应改为动词capitulate。
Not this
Their capitulation with the enemy was a surprise.
Use this
Their capitulation to the enemy was a surprise.
capitulation表示“向……投降”时，介词用to（向某人/某方），不用with。用with会误解为“与敌人一起投降”，不符合英语搭配习惯。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
投降条款
The negotiators worked out the terms of capitulation.
谈判人员制定了投降条款。
投降书
The signing of the act of capitulation ended the war.
投降书的签署结束了战争。
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。
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。
投降协议
They signed a capitulation agreement with the enemy.
他们与敌人签署了投降协议。
无条件投降
The army's unconditional capitulation ended the war.
军队的无条件投降结束了战争。
市场恐慌性抛售
Market capitulation often signals that selling pressure has finally been exhausted.
市场恐慌性抛售通常意味着抛售压力终于耗尽。
对压力的屈服
Opponents called the decision a capitulation to political pressure.
反对者称这一决定是对政治压力的屈服。
Use capitulations naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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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）。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.