Monday, September 15, 2014

Learn a word a day accede

ACCEDE


ACCEDE
[I, Ipr] 
accede (to sth) 
(fml 文) 

1 (a) take office 
就职: 
accede to the chancellorship 
就任大臣, 大学名誉校长等. 










"Adolf Hitler's accession to the chancellorship of Germany on 30 January 1933 is a stark, tragic reminder of why leadership matters."


(b) become monarch 即位: 
Queen Victoria acceded to the throne in 1837. 
维多利亚女王于1837年即位. 

2 agree (to a request, proposal, etc) 
同意(一请求, 建议等).


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