negotiations
Chinese meaning
谈判；磋商
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Example
technical teams were working on details of the deal, following high-level negotiations in Switzerland on Monday
技术团队正在跟进协议细节,此前双方于周一在瑞士完成了高级别磋商。
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Background ✎
Roots · etymology
源自拉丁 negotium「事务」,neg-(非)+otium(闲暇)合成
- neg-(非)+otium(闲暇)→negotium(事务)→negotiate+-tion(名词后缀)+-s(复数)
Collocations
- peace negotiations / high-level negotiations / enter into negotiations
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