“concession”主要有名词词性,常见意思包括“让步;妥协;特许权;优惠;承认”等。其用法多样,可根据不同语境搭配不同介词或构成固定短语,用于描述谈判中的妥协、商业中的特许经营、价格上的优惠或对事实的承认等情况。
在谈判、辩论或冲突解决等情境中,“concession”指一方为了达成协议或避免冲突升级而做出的妥协或让步。
常用搭配:
“make a concession”:做出让步。例如:In order to reach an agreement, both sides had to make some concessions.(为了达成协议,双方都不得不做出一些让步。)
“grant a concession”:给予让步。例如:The government granted a concession to the protesters by revising the law.(政府通过修订法律向抗议者做出了让步。)
例句:After hours of negotiation, they finally reached a compromise through a series of concessions.(经过数小时的谈判,他们通过一系列的让步终于达成了妥协。)
指政府、企业或个人授予另一方在特定区域、时间内经营某项业务或使用某种资源的权利。
常用搭配:
“concession stand”:特许经营摊位(常见于体育场、剧院等场所,售卖食品、饮料等)。例如:I bought a hot dog from the concession stand at the baseball game.(我在棒球比赛的特许经营摊位上买了一个热狗。)
“mining concession”:采矿特许权。例如:The company obtained a mining concession in the remote area.(这家公司在偏远地区获得了采矿特许权。)
例句:The concession to operate the airport restaurant was awarded to a local catering company.(经营机场餐厅的特许权授予了一家当地的餐饮公司。)
常用于商业领域,指商家为吸引顾客而提供的价格优惠或其他福利。
常用搭配:
“student concession”:学生优惠。例如:Many museums offer student concessions on admission tickets.(许多博物馆对学生提供门票优惠。)
“senior citizen concession”:老年人优惠。例如:Public transportation provides senior citizen concessions to encourage their use.(公共交通为老年人提供优惠,以鼓励他们使用。)
例句:With the concession, the price of the new smartphone is much more affordable.(有了优惠,这款新智能手机的价格更加实惠了。)
指承认某事的真实性、重要性或对方的观点等。
例句:In a rare concession, the politician admitted that his policy had some flaws.(这位政治家罕见地承认他的政策存在一些缺陷。)