negotiation

negotiation

英 [nɪgəʊʃɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n]
　　美 [nɪ,ɡoʃɪ'eʃən]

n. 談判；轉讓；順利的通過

中文詞源：

negotiation 談判，協商

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

例句：

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。

2. These proposals represent a realistic starting point for negotiation.
這些建議是談判的現實出發點。

3. Four years of negotiation ended fruitlessly last December.
歷時4年的談判在去年12月無果而終。

4. A ceasefire is an essential precondition for negotiation.
停火是談判的必要前提。

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.