acceptance

acceptance — noun

1. the feeling among most people in a community that an idea, behaviour, or person

1.名詞B2
釋義

the feeling among most people in a community that an idea, behaviour, or person is satisfactory and should be welcomed.

例句

Sami's bold new design slowly won acceptance from the older engineers on the team.

win/gain acceptance from [group]

Public acceptance of solar panels has grown quickly in many small towns across Taiwan.

public acceptance of [something]

同義詞
  • approval

    narrower — official agreement, often from one authority

  • recognition

    stresses being noticed and valued, not just tolerated

  • embrace

    warmer, more enthusiastic welcome

反義詞

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

❌He got an acceptance from his classmates.
✅He gained acceptance from his classmates.
💡this sense is uncountable; do not use 'a/an'.

2. the act of saying yes when someone offers you a job, a place at a school, a gift

2.名詞C1
釋義

the act of saying yes when someone offers you a job, a place at a school, a gift, or an invitation.

例句

Camille signed the letter to confirm his acceptance of the marketing job in Taipei.

acceptance of [a job/offer]

Her acceptance of the wedding invitation made her cousin cry with joy.

acceptance of [an invitation]

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞

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

❌She sent him an acceptance for the party.
✅She sent him her acceptance of the party invitation.
💡use 'acceptance of + the offered thing', not 'acceptance for'.

3. the willingness to live with a painful or unwanted situation that you cannot cha

3.名詞C1
釋義

the willingness to live with a painful or unwanted situation that you cannot change, instead of fighting against it.

例句

After many quiet months, Diego finally reached acceptance of his father's death.

reach acceptance of [a loss]

Quiet acceptance of the diagnosis helped Aunt Rosa enjoy her remaining years.

quiet/calm acceptance of [a hardship]

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞

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

❌After the accident, she had acceptance to her injury.
✅After the accident, she came to acceptance of her injury.
💡use 'come to / reach acceptance of', not 'have acceptance to'.