| 单词 | assurance |
| 释义 | assurance (once / 246 pages) 1n 2n An assurance is a vote of confidence. If you give your friend an assurance that you'll be there, you'd better show up. If you pledge to do something or make a binding commitment to do it, you can use the noun assurance. If the bank is going to loan you money to buy a house, they are going to need some sort of assurance that you will repay the loan in a timely manner. If you have confidence in yourself and your abilities, you can also use assurance to describe that — "The baseball team played with assurance, quickly racking up a seven point lead." WORD FAMILYassurance: assurances, self-assurance+/assure: assurance, assured, assures, assuring, reassure/assured: assuredest, assuredly, assuredness, self-assured, unassured/assuring: assuringly/reassurance: reassurances/reassure: reassurance, reassured, reassures, reassuring/reassured: reassuredly/reassuring: reassuringly, unreassuring/unreassuring: unreassuringly USAGE EXAMPLESHe became aware of “the quiet assurance of an inner voice” and “heard the voice of Jesus saying still to fight on.” The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Some of us would like assurances that the election results are legitimate. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Abbs handles the parabola of this real life story with tremendous assurance. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1n a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something an assurance of help when needed Syn|Hypo|Hyper pledge guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications guaranteean unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true plight, trotha solemn pledge of fidelity vowa solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner security, suretya guarantee that an obligation will be met deposita payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met stock warranta written certificate that gives the holder the right to purchase shares of a stock for a specified price within a specified period of time safety neta guarantee of professional or financial security full faith and credita guarantee to pay interest and principal on debt; usually issued by the United States Treasury commitment, dedication a message that makes a pledge 2n a statement intended to inspire confidence the President's assurances were not respected Hypo|Hyper clean bill of health an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition statement a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc 3n freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities 2his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular Syn|Hyper authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness certainty the state of being certain n a British term for some kinds of insurance Hyper insurance promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company |
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