accede
/əkˈsiːd/verb
no obj. formal <正式>
1
- assent or agree to a demand, request, or treaty同意(要求, 请求, 条约):
the authorities did not accede to the strikers'demands.
当局没有同意罢工者的要求。
2
- assume an office or position就职, 上任:
Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558.
伊丽莎白一世于1558年即位。
2.1
- become a member of a community or organization加入团体(或组织):
Albania acceded to the IMF in 1990.
阿尔巴尼亚于1990年加入国际货币基金组织。
词源
late Middle English (in the general sense come forward, approach ): from Latin accedere, from ad- 'to' + cedere 'give way, yield'.