concessive

Adjective

Expressing concession; acknowledging that a fact or situation is true, but suggesting it is less important or relevant than another fact or situation.

ریشه

From Latin 'concessus', past participle of 'concedere' meaning 'to yield, give place; to give up, surrender'.

مثال

• Despite the concessive clause, the project was still a success.
• He used a concessive conjunction in his argument.
• The concessive nature of his speech was surprising.

ترکیب‌های رایج

concessive clause concessive conjunction concessive word