- 1nC1/nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ · /nɪˌɡəʊʃiˈeɪʃən/談判；協商
Discussions between people or groups who are trying to agree on something, especially in business, work, or when solving a disagreement.
示範例句 · Example
The factory workers and the managers began negotiations about pay and safety rules that lasted almost a month.
逐字工廠工人們和經理們開始了關於薪資和安全規定的協商，持續了將近一個月。
「negotiation」是英文裡「雙方或多方一起討論，想達成協議」的名詞，動詞是 negotiate。它通常用複數 negotiations（例如 peace negotiations 和平談判、trade negotiations 貿易談判），也能不可數使用，像 by negotiation（透過協商）。跟單純的 discussion（交換意見）不同，negotiation 通常暗示雙方一開始立場不同，需要各退一步才能達成結果。
常見搭配
peace negotiations
和平談判
talks between opposing sides that are trying to end a war or conflict
The peace negotiations were held in a neutral country.
trade negotiations
貿易談判
talks between countries or companies about buying and selling goods
The trade negotiations between the two countries went on for years.
be in negotiation(s) with
正在與……協商
to be having talks with someone in order to reach an agreement
The company is in negotiations with a supplier about new prices.
negotiations break down
協商破裂
talks fail and stop without an agreement being reached
The negotiations broke down after both sides refused to compromise.
through negotiation
透過協商
by discussing and compromising rather than by fighting or forcing
The dispute was finally settled through negotiation.
意思相近
意思相反
conflictabdication
core核心畫面
Picture two sides at a table with the thing they disagree about lying between them. They talk, each moves a little, and slowly something both can accept takes shape. The word names that whole stretch of talking — the process, not the result.
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negotiationnoun/nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
- 1
The process of achieving agreement through discussion.
- The specifics of the contract are still under negotiation.
- The two parties entered into negotiations about the merger.
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