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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary as·sess \\ə-ˈses, a-\\ transitive verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, probably from Medieval Latin assessus, past participle of assidēre, from Latin, to sit beside, assist in the office of a judge — more at assize DATE 15th century 1. to determine the rate or amount of (as a tax) 2. a. to impose (as a tax) according to an established rate b. to subject to a tax, charge, or levy 3. to make an official valuation of (property) for the purposes of taxation 4. to determine the importance, size, or value of assess a problem 5. to charge (a player or team) with a foul or penalty Synonyms: see estimate • as·sess·able \\-ˈse-sə-bəl\\ adjective English Etymology assess early 15c., "to fix the amount (of a tax, fine, etc.)," from Anglo-Fr.assesser, from M.L. assessare "fix a tax upon," originally frequentative of L. assessus, pp. of assidere "to sit beside" (and thus to assist in the office of a judge), from ad- "to" + sedere "to sit." One of the judge's assistant's jobs was to fix the amount of a fine or tax. Meaning "to estimate the value of property for the purpose of taxing it" is from 1809; transf. sense of "to judge the value of a person, idea, etc." is from 1934. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 assess as·sess / E5ses / verb1. ~ sb / sth (as sth) to make a judgement about the nature or quality of sb / sth 评价,评定(性质、质量): ▪ [VN] It's difficult to assess the effects of these changes. 这些改变的效果难以评价。 to assess a patient's needs 判定病人的需要 The young men were assessed as either safe or unsafe drivers. 这些年轻人被评定为谨慎驾驶员和不谨慎驾驶员两类。 I'd assess your chances as low. 我估计你的机会不大。 ▪ [V wh-] The committee assesses whether a building is worth preserving. 该委员会评定一栋建筑物是否值得保存。 We are trying to assess how well the system works. 我们正设法评估这个系统运行得是否顺畅。 2. [VN] ~ sth (at sth) to calculate the amount or value of sth 估算,估定,核定(数量、价值) SYN estimate :
They have assessed the amount of compensation to be paid. 他们已经核定赔偿额。 Damage to the building was assessed at £40 000. 该建筑物的损失估定为 4 万英镑。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English assess verb 1 form an opinion ADV. fully | accurately, correctly, properly VERB + ASSESS attempt to, try to | help to | be difficult to It is difficult to fully assess the damage. 2 amount/value ADV. accurately, correctly, properly VERB + ASSESS attempt to, try to | be difficult to It is difficult to assess the building's value properly without seeing it. PREP. at The legal costs have been assessed at £75,000. OLT assess verb ⇨ judge 1 (assess sb/sth's performance)⇨ price (assess the amount of compensation)⇨ test 2 (assess students' work) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged as·sess I. \əˈses, (ˈ)a|ses\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Middle English assessen, probably from Medieval Latin assessus, past participle of assidēre, from Latin, to sit beside, assist in the office of judge — more at assize 1. : to determine the rate or amount of (as a tax, charge, or fine) < assess damages after an accident > 2. a. : to determine the amount of and impose (as a tax, charge, or fine) according to an established rate or apportionment < the tax to be assessed upon all retail sales > b. : to subject to a tax, charge, or levy so determined < each member will be assessed $25 > 3. : to make an official valuation or estimate of (property) especially for the purposes of taxation 4. : to analyze critically and judge definitively the nature, significance, status, or merit of : determine the importance, size, or value of < assess men as leaders > < properly assessing the financial needs of individual students — J.B.Conant > Synonyms: see estimate II. transitive verb : to charge (a player or team) with a foul or penalty |
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