世博单词日记【2】Acquiesce 默认，默许

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Acquiesce

Definition: (formal) to unwillingly agree to do what someone wants, or to let them do what they want, without arguing or complaining.

中文定义: 默认，默许

Collocation 搭配: acquiesce in ; acquiesce to

Examples 例句：

They acquiesced in the decision.
他们默然同意该决定。

They acquiesced to the demand.
他们默认了那项要求。

【世博精解】

Acquiesce 指不太热心地同意或迫于外界压力而同意。它是一个不及物动词，其后通常接to 或in.，不过一些语法学家认为acquiesce to 的搭配现已过时，所以其后接in的搭配更常用些。Acquiescence 是它的名词形式。