If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure. 割让; 让出 (领土、主权)
verb [vt. 及物动词]放弃;割让(领土);再保,分保
Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America. 波多黎各岛仅经历了一场短暂的战斗,但大战后西班牙把该岛割让给了美国。
-cede- cede, ceed, cess = to go,表示“行走,前进”cede v.割让,放弃(cede 走→走开→割让)