動(dòng)詞 relinquish:

1. part with a possession or right
   同義詞：release, resign, free, give up
2. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another
   同義詞：surrender
3. do without or cease to hold or adhere to
   同義詞：waive, forgo, foreswear, dispense with
4. turn away from; give up
   同義詞：foreswear, renounce, quit
5. release, as from one's grip
   同義詞：let go of, let go, release

1. Finally he relinquish his plan for want of business.
   因生意需要彼得只好放棄計(jì)劃。
2. He relinquished his share to his partner.
   他把他的股權(quán)讓給了他的合伙人。
3. I had relinquished all hope that she was alive.
   我已經(jīng)放棄了她還活著的一切希望。
4. She relinquished possession of the house to her sister.
   她把房子的所有權(quán)讓給了她妹妹。

re.lin.quish

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
re.lin.quished,re.lin.quish.ing,re.lin.quish.es
To retire from; give up or abandon.
離開(kāi)；放棄或拋棄
To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended).
作罷，斷念：停止或把（練習(xí)過(guò)的，專(zhuān)長(zhǎng)的或想做的事）放在一邊
To let go; surrender.
放開(kāi)；放棄
To cease holding physically; release:
松開(kāi)；放開(kāi)：
例句：
relinquish a grip.
松開(kāi)掌握

來(lái)源：
Middle English relinquisshen
中古英語(yǔ) relinquisshen
from Old French relinquir relinquiss-
源自 古法語(yǔ) relinquir relinquiss-
from Latin relinquere
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) relinquere
re- [re-]
re- [前綴re-]
linquere [to leave] * see leik w-
linquere [離開(kāi)] *參見(jiàn) leik w-

【引伸】
relin.quisher
n.（名詞）
relin.quishment
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>relinquish,yield,resign,abandon,surrender,cede,waive,renounceThese verbs have in common the sense of letting something go or giving something up.
這些動(dòng)詞都有松開(kāi)某物或者放棄某事物的意思。
Relinquish, the least specific, sometimes connotes unwillingness or regret:
Relinguish 是最不明確的，有些時(shí)候還暗示著不愿意或后悔：
例句：
can`t bear to relinquish the idea.
不能忍受放棄這個(gè)主意。

Yield implies giving way, as to pressure or superior authority, often in the hope that such action will be temporary:
Yield 意味著讓步，如向壓力或上級(jí)權(quán)威，經(jīng)常是希望這樣的行動(dòng)將是暫時(shí)性的：
例句：
gradually had to yield ground.
逐漸不得不讓步。

Resign suggests unresisting submission or acquiescence, as that arising from hopelessness:
Resign 暗示著不抵抗的屈服或默認(rèn)，如因?yàn)楹翢o(wú)希望而產(chǎn)生的：
例句：
was forced by the scandal to resign the office to which he had been elected.
因丑聞而被辭去他已當(dāng)選的職務(wù)。

Abandon andsurrender agree in implying no expectation of returning to or recovering what is given up, but the terms differ in thatsurrender implies the operation of compulsion, demand, or force:
Abandon 和surrender 在意味不存在已失去的東西的回歸或恢復(fù)的希望時(shí)是一致的， 但是這兩個(gè)詞的區(qū)別是surrender 意味著強(qiáng)迫、命令或力量之下的行動(dòng)：
例句：
abandoned all hope;
放棄了所有的希望；

例句：
refusing to surrender control.
拒絕向控制屈服。

Cede connotes formal transfer,as of rights or territory:
Cede 暗示著正式的轉(zhuǎn)讓?zhuān)喝鐧?quán)力或領(lǐng)地的讓渡：
例句：
a province ceded by treaty.
條約的割讓的一個(gè)省。

Waive implies a voluntary decision to dispense with something,such as a claim or right:
Waive 意味著自愿地放棄某事物的決定，如權(quán)力或要求：
例句：
waived all privileges. Torenounce is to relinquish something formally and usually as a matter of principle:
放棄所有的特權(quán)。 Renounce 是正式地放棄某事物，通常是原則性的事物：

例句：
renounced his claim to the estate.
放棄了他對(duì)房產(chǎn)的要求