concessionary
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
美 /kənˈsɛʃəˌnɛɹi/
英文释义
名词 n.
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one who owns a concession or a franchise
— 1890, Benjamin Harrison, State of the Union Address That Government seized the Delagoa Bay Railway, which was constructed under a concession granted to an American citizen, and at the same time annulled the charter. The concessionary, who had embarked his fortune in the enterprise, having exhausted other means of redress, was compelled to invoke the protection of his Government.
形容词 adj.
- relating to concessions or franchises
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making concessions or compromises
— I observe indeed a party in the State whose rule it is to consent to no change, until it is clamorously called for, and then instantly to yield; but those are Concessionary, not Conservative principles.
词源
词源 1
Etymology tree
English concession
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusder.
Middle English -arie
English -ary
English concessionary
From concession + -ary.
English concession
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusder.
Middle English -arie
English -ary
English concessionary
From concession + -ary.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English concession
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusder.
Middle English -arie
English -ary
English concessionary
From concession + -ary.
English concession
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusder.
Middle English -arie
English -ary
English concessionary
From concession + -ary.
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