| 释义 |
agree·ment
\əˈgrēmənt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English agrement, from Middle French, from agreer to please, agree + -ment — more at agree
1.
a. : the act of agreeing or coming to a mutual arrangement
< never any solemn agreement amongst themselves — John Locke >
b. : oneness of opinion, feeling, or purpose : harmonious understanding : concord
< with which religious tradition … must come to some sort of agreement — W.R.Inge >
c. : the state of agreeing or being in accord : harmony, correspondence
< agreement between the measured ionospheric data and the indications of practical communication experience — London Calling >
2.
a. : an arrangement (as between two or more parties) as to a course of action
< entered into an agreement … to assist in planting a colony — R.J.Stanley >
b. : a compact entered into by two or more nations or heads of nations : covenant, treaty
3.
a. : a contract duly executed and legally binding on the parties entering into it — see contract, meeting of the minds
b. : the written or oral phraseology embodying reciprocal promises
c. : the written instrument that is the evidence of an agreement
4. : the fact of agreeing grammatically
< the agreement of the English personal pronoun with its antecedent in gender and number > |