acceptance
acceptance — 名詞
1. the feeling among most people in a community that an idea, behaviour, or person
認可；接納
群體認為某人事物可接受並歡迎的態度
the feeling among most people in a community that an idea, behaviour, or person is satisfactory and should be welcomed.
Sami's bold new design slowly won acceptance from the older engineers on the team.
Sami 大膽的新設計慢慢獲得團隊裡資深工程師的認可。
win/gain acceptance from [group]
Public acceptance of solar panels has grown quickly in many small towns across Taiwan.
在台灣許多小鎮，太陽能板已迅速獲得民眾的接納。
public acceptance of [something]
The young chef longed for acceptance from her grandmother, who only cooked traditional dishes.
這位年輕廚師渴望得到只做傳統菜的奶奶的認可。
acceptance from [person/group]
Mixing ethnic backgrounds at the school has helped build acceptance among the children.
讓不同族裔背景的孩子一起上學，有助於培養孩子間的接納。
build acceptance among [group]
The new safety rules met with broad acceptance after Mr. Lin explained the reasons.
在林先生說明原因後，新的安全規定獲得廣泛的認可。
meet with broad/wide acceptance
- public acceptance
- wide/broad acceptance
- win/gain acceptance
- social acceptance
- approval
narrower — official agreement, often from one authority
- recognition
stresses being noticed and valued, not just tolerated
- embrace
warmer, more enthusiastic welcome
文法句型
acceptance of [something/someone]
gain/win acceptance
用法筆記
Typically uncountable and abstract. Subject is usually a community, public, or peer group rather than a single person; common patterns are 'gain/win acceptance from X' and 'X meets with acceptance'.
常見錯誤
2. the act of saying yes when someone offers you a job, a place at a school, a gift
接受；錄取
答應對方提供的工作、邀請或入學機會
the act of saying yes when someone offers you a job, a place at a school, a gift, or an invitation.
Camille signed the letter to confirm his acceptance of the marketing job in Taipei.
Camille 簽下信件，正式確認他接受台北的行銷工作。
acceptance of [a job/offer]
Her acceptance of the wedding invitation made her cousin cry with joy.
她接受婚禮邀請的回覆，讓她的表妹高興得哭了。
acceptance of [an invitation]
Kalani opened the email and saw the acceptance letter from Oxford on the screen.
Kalani 打開電子郵件，看到牛津大學的錄取通知出現在螢幕上。
acceptance letter / letter of acceptance
The mayor announced his acceptance of the new role at a small press meeting.
市長在一場小型記者會上宣布他接受這個新職位。
announce one's acceptance of [a role]
The committee is still waiting for Dr. Jamal's acceptance of their research grant.
委員會仍在等待 Jamal 博士接受他們的研究補助。
wait for someone's acceptance
- letter of acceptance
- acceptance speech
- formal acceptance
- written acceptance
- agreement
broader — can mean any kind of saying yes, not only to an offer
- confirmation
stresses making a previous reply official
- approval
more formal, often from a higher authority
文法句型
acceptance of [an offer/invitation/place]
letter/email of acceptance
用法筆記
Distinct from sense 1: this sense is concrete and event-based — a single act of saying yes — and can be countable ('an acceptance', 'two acceptances'). Often paired with concrete nouns like 'letter', 'email', or 'speech'.
常見錯誤
3. the willingness to live with a painful or unwanted situation that you cannot cha
釋懷；接受
願意與無法改變的痛苦處境共處
the willingness to live with a painful or unwanted situation that you cannot change, instead of fighting against it.
After many quiet months, Diego finally reached acceptance of his father's death.
經過好幾個月的沉默，Diego 終於對父親的離世感到釋懷。
reach acceptance of [a loss]
Quiet acceptance of the diagnosis helped Aunt Rosa enjoy her remaining years.
對診斷結果的坦然接受，讓 Rosa 阿姨好好享受了餘生。
quiet/calm acceptance of [a hardship]
Coming to acceptance of his lost leg took the soldier nearly two long years.
這位士兵花了將近兩年才慢慢釋懷失去一條腿的事實。
come to acceptance of [something]
The villagers showed calm acceptance of the floods that returned every spring.
村民對每年春天都會回來的洪水，展現出冷靜的坦然接受。
show acceptance of [an unpleasant situation]
Therapy guided Kalani toward acceptance of the scars from the kitchen fire.
心理諮商引導 Kalani 慢慢釋懷廚房火災留下的疤痕。
toward acceptance of [a painful reality]
- quiet acceptance
- calm acceptance
- come to acceptance
- reach acceptance
- reluctant acceptance
- resignation
darker — suggests giving up rather than peace
- tolerance
putting up with something without necessarily making peace with it
- surrender
more dramatic, often used in spiritual contexts
- denial
refusing to admit a painful reality
- resistance
fighting against a situation
文法句型
acceptance of [a difficult situation]
come to / reach acceptance
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (group approval) and sense 2 (saying yes to an offer): here the object of acceptance is something painful or beyond one's control. Often modified by adjectives like 'quiet', 'calm', or 'reluctant'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- accept動詞A2
- acceptable形容詞B1
- unacceptable形容詞B2
- acceptably副詞C1
- acceptability名詞C1
- self-acceptance名詞C1