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/nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ · /nɪˌɡəʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
Discussions between people or groups who are trying to agree on something, especially in business, work, or when solving a disagreement.
談判；協商
複數 negotiations
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.
可以想成兩方坐在桌子兩邊，中間擺著他們談不攏的那件事。你來我往，各挪一點，慢慢地一個雙方都接受得了的版本才長出來。這…更多收起
可以想成兩方坐在桌子兩邊，中間擺著他們談不攏的那件事。你來我往，各挪一點，慢慢地一個雙方都接受得了的版本才長出來。這個字指的就是這一整段談的過程，而不是最後談成的結果。原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
negotiationnoun/nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
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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.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。