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renunciation

/ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, -shee-/US // rɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi- //UK // (rɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən) //

放弃,弃权,离弃,舍弃

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounabandonment, rejection

Examples

  • Eight years ago, I researched the renunciation and repudiation of the Eagle rank, but I never followed through.

  • Now deeply bitter, he sees this renunciation as “his last opportunity to be a man of integrity.”

  • Nor did the future appear any more in a rainbow glory, since he realised that it would bring renunciation as well as joy.

  • That renunciation was therefore a nullity; and no swearing, no signing, no sealing, could turn that nullity into a reality.

  • That happiness now requires my renunciation in behalf of my very dear eldest son, Charles Louis, prince of the Asturias.

  • It is somewhat self-regarding certainly, in spite of the incessant renunciation and sacrifice.

  • Nothing requires more moral courage than the renunciation of a popular and generally received religious belief.