| 单词 | assured |
| 释义 | assured (once / 114 pages) adj If you're assured, you act with self-confidence and certainty. An assured candidate is more likely to get a job than a hesitant, doubtful one. An assured statement is said with conviction, and an assured football team has an advantage over an uncertain one, simply because of their confidence. It can be uncomfortable to be the audience for a nervous performer, but an assured one is a pleasure to watch. The adjective assured comes from the verb assure, with its Old French root, asseurer, "to reassure, calm, or protect." WORD FAMILYassured: assuredest, assuredly, assuredness, self-assured, unassured+/assurance: assurances, self-assurance/assure: assurance, assured, assures, assuring, reassure/assuring: assuringly/reassurance: reassurances/reassure: reassurance, reassured, reassures, reassuring/reassured: reassuredly/reassuring: reassuringly, unreassuring/unreassuring: unreassuringly USAGE EXAMPLESOn set, Mills is his best self: assured, curious, generous. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The deficit was “no big deal,” Harriott assured his guys, but they’d win only if they played as a team. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) He assured me that as soon as we got a bit of good weather it would be grand. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence she paints with an assured hand Syn confident having or marked by confidence or assurance 2adj characterized by certainty or security a tiny but assured income we can never have completely assured lives Syn secure free from danger or risk |
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