/kəˈpɪtʃʊleɪt/
投降;屈服;停止抵抗,接受对方的条件或要求。
After weeks of resistance, the army was forced to capitulate.
经过数周的抵抗,军队被迫投降。
Despite her initial refusal, she eventually capitulated to the pressure from her colleagues and agreed to change the project's direction.
尽管她最初拒绝了,但最终还是屈服于同事们的压力,同意改变项目的方向。
该词源自中世纪拉丁语 capitulare,意为"按条款起草协议",词根来自拉丁语 capitulum,意为"章节、条款",是 caput(头)的指小形式。最初指在投降时按逐条条款进行谈判,后来泛指"投降、屈服"。该词于17世纪进入英语。