assurance
英 /əˈʃʊərəns/ 美 /əˈʃʊrəns/
- n. 保证；担保A promise intended to remove doubt or worry.
- n. 自信；把握Confidence in your abilities or in what you believe.
She gave me her assurance that dinner was ready.
她向我保证晚餐已经准备好了。
Residents sought an assurance from the council that the new development would not reduce access to public parks.
居民要求地方议会保证，新开发项目不会影响公众前往公园。
搭配
give an assurance 作出保证quality assurance 质量保证speak with assurance 自信地说life assurance 人寿保险
辨析提示
表示具体保证时可数；表示自信时通常不可数。
词族
assure (v.)、assured (adj.)、reassurance (n.)
反义 uncertainty
相关词
- abide 遵守；服从
- amiable 和蔼可亲的；友善的
- foster 促进；培养
- clamor 喧闹声；强烈呼声
- jeopardize 危及；使陷入危险
- empower 使有能力；增强自主权
- successive 连续的；接连的
- persecute 迫害
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