ascertain
美音:
[´æsə´teın
]英音:
[´æsə´teın
]vt.确定,探知
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动词过去式:ascertained 过去分词:ascertained 现在分词:ascertaining 第三人称单数:ascertains 副词:ascertainably 名词:ascertainableness 形容词:ascertainable
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cert=sure(确定的)
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ascertain
/,æsə'teɪn; ,æsɚ`ten/
v [Tn, Tf, Tw] (fml 文) discover (sth) so that one is certain; get to know 查明; 弄清; 确定
*ascertain the true facts 查明事实真相
* ascertain that the report is accurate 弄清报告准确无误
* ascertain who is likely to come to the meeting 确定谁有可能来开会
* The police are trying to ascertain what really happened. 警方正设法查个水落石出.
ascertain
v [I and T]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French;Origin: acertainer, from certain]
formal to find out something
A postmortem was ordered to try to ascertain the cause of death.
ascertain whether/what/how etc
Tests were conducted to ascertain whether pollution levels have dropped.
ascertain that
Police had ascertained that the dead man knew his killer.
ascertain sth from sb/sth
You should ascertain the level of insurance cover from the car rental company.
>ascertainableadv