assurance
美音:[ə´ʃuərəns
]
英音:[ə´ʃuərəns
]
n.确信,断言,保证,担保
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词根
sur＝sure（确定的）,secure（安全的）
近义词, 同义词
certainty necessity certitude surety assurance infallibility indubitableness inevitablenessbelief credence credit assurance faith trust troth confidence presumption conviction opinion mind view conception tenet mindset
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assurance
/ə'ʃɔ:rəns; [US] ə'ʃʊərəns; ə`ʃurəns/
n
1 (also self-assurance) [U] confident belief in one's own abilities and powers 自信; 把握
*act with, display, possess assurance 有把握, 有信心, 胸有成竹
* She shows remarkable assurance on stage for one so young. 她小小年纪, 在台上却泰然自若.
2 [C] statement expressing certainty about sth; promise 保证; 担保
*He gave me an assurance that it would be ready by Friday. 他向我保证星期五一定准备好.
* Despite repeated assurances he failed to repay the money he had borrowed. 他尽管再三保证, 但是借去的钱却始终没还.
3 [U] (esp Brit) insurance, esp on sb's life 保险（尤指人寿）
*a life assurance policy 人寿保险单.
n
1 (also self-assurance) [U] confident belief in one's own abilities and powers 自信; 把握
*act with, display, possess assurance 有把握, 有信心, 胸有成竹
* She shows remarkable assurance on stage for one so young. 她小小年纪, 在台上却泰然自若.
2 [C] statement expressing certainty about sth; promise 保证; 担保
*He gave me an assurance that it would be ready by Friday. 他向我保证星期五一定准备好.
* Despite repeated assurances he failed to repay the money he had borrowed. 他尽管再三保证, 但是借去的钱却始终没还.
3 [U] (esp Brit) insurance, esp on sb's life 保险（尤指人寿）
*a life assurance policy 人寿保险单.
assurance
n
[C]
a promise that something will definitely happen or is definitely true, made especially to make someone less worried
Despite my repeated assurances, Rob still looked very nervous.
give/seek/receive an assurance (that)
He gave an assurance that the work would be completed by Wednesday.
[U]
a feeling of calm confidence about your own abilities, or that you are right about something
the calm assurance with which she handled the horse
'Jack will never agree to that,' he said with assurance.
[U]BrE technical insurance, especially to provide money when someone dies
American Equivalent: insurance
→life assurance
[C]
a promise that something will definitely happen or is definitely true, made especially to make someone less worried
Despite my repeated assurances, Rob still looked very nervous.
give/seek/receive an assurance (that)
He gave an assurance that the work would be completed by Wednesday.
[U]
a feeling of calm confidence about your own abilities, or that you are right about something
the calm assurance with which she handled the horse
'Jack will never agree to that,' he said with assurance.
[U]BrE technical insurance, especially to provide money when someone dies
American Equivalent: insurance
→life assurance
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