compromise

An agreement in which each side gives up something in order to reach a solution; a middle ground between opposing positions.

• compromise/ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/(v)妥协；损害
• compromising/ˈkɒmprəmaɪzɪŋ/(adj)令人尴尬的；妥协的

• reach a compromise
• workable compromise
• reluctant compromise
• compromise solution
• without compromise
• compromise on

1. 1.After two days of intense negotiation, both sides finally reached a compromise they could both accept.
2. 2.She refused to compromise on quality, even under significant pressure from the budget holders.

• concession/kənˈsɛʃən/— something given up
• agreement/əˈɡriːmənt/— an arrangement
• settlement/ˈsɛtəlmənt/— a resolution

from Latin "compromissum" = a mutual promise to abide by an arbiter's decision, from "compromittere" (to promise mutually)