acceptance

acceptance — 名詞

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

1.名詞B2
釋義

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.

例句

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]

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

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.

例句

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]

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

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.

例句

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]

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'.