Front | assent |
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Pron | [ə'sent] |
Back | 【assent】 v.同意 She assented to the doctor's assertion that her son was ill, but could not consent to having him hospitalized. 她同意医生的诊断说她儿子生病,可是不同意让他住院。 |
Vocab | assentto agree or express agreement
Assent means agreement. If you nod your head in assent, you agree to something or you assent to it. You can assent in the same contexts as agree, but you'll seem a bit more serious. As a verb, assent is generally followed by a phrase beginning with the word "to:" You assent to a plan, an agreement, or to an idea. Assent is also something that you can give. You can give your assent to marry your partner if he or she asks really nicely. The opposite of assent is dissent –– which means disagreeing, or even protesting in a formal way. All forms of 'assent' will appear on average once every 295 pages. assent assenter assentient assenting |
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