英语单词 | assurance |
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英美音标 | 英 [ə'ʃʊərəns] 美 [ə'ʃʊrəns] |
中文释义 | n.保证,担保;确信;自信;保险 |
英语例句 | (1) He gave me assurance in black and white. (2) I have full assurance of his honesty. (3) They were waiting with assurance for me to discover the truth for myself. |
中文例句 | (1) 他给了我书面保证。 (2) 我完全相信他的诚实。 (3) 他们自信地等待我自己发现事实真相。 |
vocabulary简明 | An assurance is a vote of confidence. If you give your friend an assurance that you'll be there, you better show up. |
vocabulary扩展 | If you pledge to do something or make a binding commitment to do it, you can use the noun assurance. If the bank is going to loan you money to buy a house, they are going to need some sort of assurance that you will repay the loan in a timely manner. If you have confidence in yourself and your abilities, you can also use assurance to describe that — "The baseball team played with assurance, quickly racking up a seven point lead." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]保证;确保 If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried. [oft N that]
2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]信心;把握 If you do something with assurance, you do it with a feeling of confidence and certainty.
3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]See also:life assurance ;(人寿)保险 Assurance is insurance that provides cover in the event of death. [BRIT 英]
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