admit: [15] This is one of a host of words, from mission to transmit, to come down to English from Latin mittere ‘send’. Its source, admittere, meant literally ‘send to’, hence ‘allow to enter’. In the 15th and 16th centuries the form amit was quite common, borrowed from French amettre, but learned influence saw to it that the more ‘correct’ Latin form prevailed. => commit, mission, transmit
admit (v.)
late 14c., "let in," from Latin admittere "to allow to enter, let in, let come, give access," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + mittere "let go, send" (see mission). Sense of "to concede as valid or true" is first recorded early 15c. Related: Admitted; Admitting.
双语例句
1. You have to admit that you are, in fact, in difficulties.
你不得不承认，你事实上是陷入了困境。
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2. Embassy security personnel refused to admit him or his wife.
使馆保安人员不允许他和夫人进入。
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3. I have to admit that I have bad handwriting.
我不得不承认自己的字写得不好看。
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4. None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions.
这些人都不会愿意为自己的行为负责。
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5. The Parachute Regiment could be forced to admit women.