動詞 cede:

1. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
   同義詞：concede, yield, grant
2. relinquish possession or control over
   同義詞：surrender, deliver, give up

1. A ceding or surrendering, as of territory to another country by treaty.
   (領(lǐng)土的)割讓割讓或放棄，如由條約規(guī)定的割讓給另一國的領(lǐng)土
2. The Qing Dynasty ceded Hong Kong to Britain.
   清王朝把香港割讓給了英國。
3. They ceded territory to a neighboring state.
   他們把領(lǐng)土割讓給鄰國。

cede

v.tr.（及物動詞）
ced.ed,ced.ing,cedes
To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.See Synonyms at relinquish
割讓：割讓，尤指通過條約的割讓參見 relinquish
To yield; grant:
屈服；讓與：
例句：
The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent.
辯論者拒絕向她的對手放棄其主張

來源：
French céder
法語 céder
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin côdere * see ked-
源自 拉丁語 côdere *參見 ked-