1630s, from Middle French concéder or directly from Latin concedere "give way, yield, go away, depart, retire," figuratively "agree, consent, give precedence," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + cedere "to go, grant, give way" (see cede). Related: Conceded; conceding.
例文
1. He will not concede what anything ails his business.
彼は仕事を邪魔することを何も許さなかった。
2.The organisers of the demonstration concede that they hadn 't sought permission for it.
デモの主催者は、彼らが今回のイベントの承認を申請していないことを認めた。
3.I concede that you are right.
私はあなたが正しいことを認めます。
4.Are you willing to concede the right to us?
私たちに権利を譲ってくれませんか?
5.In 1638 he had to concede the abolition of the court.