surrender: in both military and general use is likely to imply a complete yielding and a dependence on the mercy or humanity of a stronger power: called for the unconditional ~ of all enemy forces.
submission: stress acknowledge of power or authority of another, and oft. sug. loss of independence: hung his head in a gesture of ~.
capitulation: stresses conditions elaborated between parties to a surrender, BUT is likely to imply completeness or finality of the yielding: forced their ~ to her demands.
surrender投降: 完全屈服,依赖胜利者的仁慈人道，submission屈服: 承认权威失去独立(一般指状态而非动作)，capitulation投降: 强调有条件投降，但也可表示完全和最终让步。
记忆方法: 1） SCS想成South China Sea南海==>不能投降退让。
2）投降的意思是放弃人身自由权力财产给他人mean the yielding up of one's person, forces, or possessions to another person or power.
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