cede

• 指正式放弃权力、领土或权利，通常通过协议或条约将其让与另一方。

A verb used to indicate the act of giving up power, territory, or rights, typically by formal agreement.

1. Surrender or yieldC1formal

   To formally give up control, possession, or rights to someone else, often after a conflict or negotiation.

   割让

   • The country was forced to cede territory after the war.
   • He ceded his position as chairman to his successor.
   • The company ceded control of its assets to the creditors.

   同义词abdicateconcedeforgogive uphand overrelinquishrenouncesurrendertransferyield

   反义词holdkeepretainwithhold

2. Relinquish possessionC1formal

   To give up ownership or authority over something, typically in a legal or formal context.

   割让

   • The king ceded his throne to his eldest son.
   • She ceded her share of the inheritance to her siblings.
   • The government ceded the land to the indigenous community.

   同义词abandondelivergranthand overrelinquishsurrendertransferwaiveyield

   反义词claimholdkeepretain