Word · Frequency #22255
consenting
同意的;应允的
Giving consent; agreeing to something.
- 1.
Giving consent; agreeing to something.
表示同意的;同意某事的。
- 2.
Done with the consent of all parties involved.
经所有相关方同意而做的。
经各方同意的;双方认可的;表示同意的;同意某事的。;经所有相关方同意而做的。;同意的;准许的
In use
Only consenting adults may enter the private club.
The consenting parties signed the contract without pressure.
She remained a consenting participant throughout the experiment.
consenting adult
固定搭配,常在法律或性行为语境中指自愿参与的成年人。
Only consenting adults may participate.
只有表示同意的成年人才能参与。
consenting party
较正式,常见于合同、协议等法律语境。
Every consenting party received a copy of the agreement.
每一位表示同意的当事人都收到了一份协议副本。
Common mistakes
All consented adults must be treated as equals.
Connections
Collocations
- consenting adults
- 自愿参与的成年人
- The law does not punish sexual acts between consenting adults.法律不惩罚成年人之间自愿发生的性行为。
- consenting parties
- 同意各方;合意的当事人
- The contract is binding on all consenting parties.该合同对所有同意方都具有约束力。
- consenting participants
- 自愿参与者
- All consenting participants were over eighteen.所有自愿参与者均年满十八岁。
- consenting patient
- 表示同意的患者
- The doctor may only treat a consenting patient.医生只能治疗表示同意的患者。
- consenting partner
- 同意的伴侣
- A healthy relationship begins with a consenting partner.健康的关系始于同意的伴侣。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“con”像共同、“sent”像发送意见:大家把意见发到一起,达成一致,就是“同意的”。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式文件/法律文本、正式演讲或书面语 consenting 是比较正式的词,多用于法律或正式文体,表示“同意/应允”,常修饰 parties 等名词。在日常口语里,更自然的说法可能是 agreeing 或 willing。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 consenting 押韵:重音在第二音节,元音 /ɛ/ 和随后的 /ntɪŋ/ 相同(如 resenting、preventing、assenting、dissenting、inventing、contenting)。注意不要把 consenting 与 conscience /ˈkɒnʃəns/ 或 conscientious /ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs/ 混淆,它们的 c 发 /ʃ/ 而不是 /s/。contenting /kənˈtɛntɪŋ/ 拼写上与 consenting 只差一个字母,虽读音仍押韵,但声母 /t/ 不同于 /s/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.