Admitted
承认事实或错误(admitted the mistake)、被大学录取(admitted to Yale)、病人入院(admitted to hospital)。语气可中性也可带悔意。
- “He finally admitted that he had been wrong.” (他终于承认自己错了。)
- “She was admitted to the law school last spring.” (她去年春天被法学院录取。)
- “The patient was admitted overnight for observation.” (病人连夜入院观察。)
拉丁语 admittere(让进入),ad- + mittere(发送),与 permit、submit 中的 mit 同源。
ad-(向)+ mit(送)+ -ed;名词 admission。
招生季 newly admitted students 上新闻;法庭里 admitted evidence 指“被采纳的证据”。口语 I admit 软化观点。
- 固定搭配: “admitted fault” (认错), “admitted to hospital” (入院), “admitted student” (录取新生)
- 名词: admission
mit 像 mission(派出)——让人“被送进来”是录取,把真相“送出来”是承认。
“After weeks of denial, she admitted the error and fixed the report the same day.” (否认数周后,她承认了错误,并在当天修正了报告。)