relinquish
/rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/verb
with obj.
- voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up放弃, 自愿交出:
he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive.
他放弃了经理职务以便出任首席执行官。
派生词
relinquishment
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French relinquiss-, lengthened stem of relinquir, from Latin relinquere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + linquere 'to leave'.