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Assess Verb ə'Ses V.评估;估定 Damages Week's Flood Assessed

Front assess
Pron [ə'ses]
Back 【assess】
v.评估;估定
Damages from last week's flood have been assessed at $50, 000.
上星期的洪水所造成的损失数目估计为5万元。
Vocab
assessevaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

Before you try to sell your car, you should ask an expert to assess its value––once you know what it's worth, it's easier to find a fair price. When you assess a matter, you make a judgment about it.

The verb assess has the general meaning of determining the importance or value of something. It also has a few specialized uses having to do with amounts of money, such as fines, fees, and taxes. It can mean to set the value of property for purposes of taxation, or to charge a person or business a tax or fee. This verb came through French from Latin assidēre "to sit as a judge."

All forms of 'assess' will appear on average once every 460 pages.
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