concessive
- IPA[kənˈsesiv]
美式
- characterized by or tending to concession；(of a preposition or conjunction) introducing a phrase or clause denoting a circumstance which might be expected to preclude the action of the main clause, but does not (e.g. in spite of, although).
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. characterized by or tending to concession we must look for a more concessive approach
- 2. (of a preposition or conjunction) introducing a phrase or clause denoting a circumstance which might be expected to preclude the action of the main clause, but does not (e.g. in spite of, although).
- ▪ (of a phrase or clause) introduced by a concessive preposition or conjunction.
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- IPA[kənˈsɛsɪv]
英式
- characterized by or tending to concession: we must look for a more concessive approach
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