[no obj.]cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender 停止抵抗;投降 the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces. 爱国者不得不向敌军屈服。
派生 capitulator noun 语源
mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'parley, draw up terms'): from French capituler, from medieval Latin capitulare 'draw up under headings', from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput 'head'