单词 | reassurement |
释义 | > as lemmasreaˈssurement reaˈssurement n. = reassurance n. I. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief > consolatory speech or writing consolatory1654 reassurement1774 reassurance1863 1774 Fortune-teller (ed. 2) II. iv. 52 Having received a re-assurement that she should not only obtain a husband, but a very elegant establishment. 1891 E. Gerard & D. Gerard Sensitive Plant II. ii. xii. 124 This was meant as a reassurement, but his words startled Janet further. 1926 J. M. Barrie Let. 10 Sept. (1947) 207 Not a word about her health as to which I wanted some reassurement. 2005 Daily Mail 25 Feb. 18 The Education Secretary arrived having just..made her first big policy declaration—dressed up as a reassurement to Middle England that A-levels will be retained and that other exams may be made harder. < as lemmas |
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