give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to同义词:accept, go for
例句
By the common consent of critics, Shakespeare is the prince of character delineators.评论家一致公认莎士比亚是刻画人物的大师。
Her father reluctantly consented to the marriage.她父亲勉强答应了这桩婚姻。
My father will never give his consent to our marriage.我父亲决不会同意我们的婚姻的。
详细解释
con.sent v.intr.(不及物动词)con.sent.ed,con.sent.ing,con.sents To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree.See Synonyms at assent 同意:(对另一个人的建议等)表示赞同;同意参见 assentArchaic To be of the same mind or opinion.【古语】 赞同:思想或意见上的一致n.(名词)Acceptance or approval of what is planned or done by another; acquiescence.See Synonyms at permission 赞同:对另一个人所计划或做的事情表示接受或赞许;同意参见 permissionAgreement as to opinion or a course of action:同意:对建议或行为的赞同:例句:She was chosen by common consent to speak for the group.大家一致同意她作选举人 来源:Middle English consenten 中古英语 consenten from Old French consentir 源自 古法语 consentir from Latin cônsentore 源自 拉丁语 cônsentore com- [com-] com- [前缀,表.合.] sentore [to feel] * see sent- sentore [感觉到] *参见 sent- 【引伸】 consent.er n.(名词)