accession
英[ək'seʃ(ə)n]
美[æk'sɛʃən]
英英释意
- 1. a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group);
- "the art collectin grew through accession"
- 2. (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
- 3. something added to what you already have;
- "the librarian shelved the new accessions"
- "he was a new addition to the staff"
- 4. agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly);
- "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"
- "assenting to the Congressional determination"
- 5. the right to enter
- 6. the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne);
- "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"