negotiation

• n. 談判；轉讓；順利的通過

來自拉丁語negotium,繁忙，占據，忙於事務，來自neg-,不，沒有，otium,輕鬆，輕閑，詞源同otiose.後引申詞義貿易，商務，談判，協商。

negotiation (n.)

early 15c., from Old French negociacion "business, trade," and directly from Latin negotiationem (nominative negotiatio) "business, traffic," noun of action from past participle stem of negotiari "carry on business, do business, act as a banker," from negotium "a business, employment, occupation, affair (public or private)," also "difficulty, pains, trouble, labor," literally "lack of leisure," from neg- "not" (see deny) + otium "ease, leisure." The sense expansion from "doing business" to also include "bargaining" about anything took place in Latin.

1. They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation.

他們同意通過談判來努力解決糾紛。

來自柯林斯例句

2. These proposals represent a realistic starting point for negotiation.

這些建議是談判的現實出發點。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Four years of negotiation ended fruitlessly last December.

曆時4年的談判在去年12月無果而終。

來自柯林斯例句

4. A ceasefire is an essential precondition for negotiation.

停火是談判的必要前提。

來自《權威詞典》

5. The way forward in this situation is by diplomacy and negotiation.

在這種情況下要取得進展需要講究點手腕和商談.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》