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词汇 concessive
释义 concessive
adjective
uk /kənˈses.ɪv/ us /kənˈses.ɪv/

concessiveadjective (GRAMMAR)


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In grammar, a concessive word or clause introduces or expresses a fact that makes another fact surprising:
"Although" is a concessive conjunction.
"Although they are rich" is a concessive clause.
The word "despite" indicates a concessive relationship.
Concessive clauses describe situations that make the situation described in the main clause appear unlikely.
The word is being used in a concessive sense.
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Linguistics: grammatical terms
ablative
apposition
appositive
appositively
attributively
collocate
concord
dative
feminine
genitive
indirect object
inflected
nominal
plural
post-modifier
postposition
postpositional
postpositive
postpositively
syntax

concessiveadjective (ADMITTING DEFEAT)


admitting that you have done something wrong or been defeated:
He gave a little concessive sigh.
She reacted with a concessive shrug of the shoulders.
He made a little concessive noise in his throat, to admit his mistake.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Admitting & confessing
acknowledge something as something
acknowledgedly
acknowledgment
admission of guilt
admittedly
avowedly
breastbeating
clean
climb down
come cleanidiom
concede
confess
hand
self-admittedly
self-confessedly
self-confession
stand
swallow your wordsidiom
take something back
to be honest (with you)idiom

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concession
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