resign

英 [r?'za?n] 美[r?'za?n]

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第三人稱單數:?resigns;過去式:?resigned;過去分詞:?resigned;現在分詞:?resigning;

1、re- "opposite" + sign-.

resign 放棄，屈從，順從，辭職

來自拉丁語 resignare,取消，放棄，投降，解除，來自 re-,相反，signare,作記號，作標記，詞源同 sign.比喻用法，引申諸相關詞義。

resign: resign: see sign
resign (v.): late 14c., "give up, surrender, abandon, submit; relinquish," from Old French resigner "renounce, relinquish" (13c.), from Latin resignare "to check off, annul, cancel, give back, give up," from re- "opposite" (see re-) + signare "to make an entry in an account book," literally "to mark" (see sign (v.)).

The sense is of making an entry (signum) "opposite" -- on the credit side -- balancing the former mark and thus canceling the claim it represents. The specific meaning of "give up a position" is first recorded late 14c. Sense of "to give (oneself) up to some emotion or situation" is from 1718. Related: Resigned; resigning.

1. He was under pressure to resign and was about to be sidelined.: 他承受著被迫辭職的壓力，很快就要被排擠出去了。

3. I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.: 我一點兒都不知道他要辭職。

4. Somebody hired from another country is not likely to resign precipitately.: 外國雇員不可能貿然辭職。

5. The prime minister will resign if the vote goes against him.: 如果投票結果對總理不利的話，總理將辭職。