cede
- v. 割让
- v. 让与
- Definition
- v. to give up land to someone else
- v. to give up rights or power to someone else
- Example
- The company had to cede control after losing the lawsuit.
- 公司在败诉后不得不放弃控制权。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: giving up control or a right (verb).
比较义项：交出或放弃控制权/权利（动词）。
- surrender
Means to stop resisting and give up control, typically after being defeated in a fight, war, or competition; can be used alone or with an object; implies force or defeat.
意为停止抵抗并放弃控制权，通常是在战斗、战争或竞赛中被打败之后；可以单独使用，也可以带宾语；暗示是因武力或战败而放弃。
After days of fighting, the general finally agreed to surrender the city.
经过数日战斗，将军终于同意交出这座城市。
- cede 本词
Means to formally give up land, rights, or power, often through a legal, political, or negotiated process; more formal in register; used with objects like territory or authority.
意为正式放弃土地、权利或权力，通常通过法律、政治或谈判程序进行；语域更正式；常与领土、权力等宾语搭配使用。
The government agreed to cede a strip of land under the new treaty.
根据新条约，政府同意割让一小块土地。
Surrender and cede both mean giving up control or rights, but the context differs. Surrender means to stop resisting and give up, usually after losing a fight. Cede is more formal: to officially give up land, rights, or power, through law or negotiation, not defeat.
这两个词在“交出、放弃控制权”这一意义上相近，但语域和典型语境不同：surrender强调因战败或被迫而停止抵抗、交出控制权，语气较强烈，常见于战争或竞争语境；cede则更正式，多指通过法律、政治或谈判方式正式割让土地、权利或权力，未必涉及战败。此处不比较surrender“屈服于（诱惑等）”一类的引申义。