retrocession(名词):回让;归还;回归。常用于政治、法律语境,指把领土、权利或主权等交还给原先的拥有者或管辖方。(也可指权利/利益的回退或转让,但最常见的是“归还、回归”。)
/ˌrɛtroʊˈsɛʃən/
The treaty provided for the retrocession of the territory to its former ruler.
该条约规定将该地区回归给其原先的统治者。
After years of negotiation, the retrocession was framed as a peaceful transfer of sovereignty, though debates over identity and governance continued.
经过多年的谈判,这次回归被描述为一次和平的主权移交,但关于身份与治理的争论仍在继续。
来自拉丁语词根:**retro-**(向后、返回)+ cess(走、让步/退让,源自 cedere “走、退让”)+ 名词后缀 -ion。整体含义即“向后/返回的让与”,引申为“归还、回让”。