| 释义 | reassurance/riːəˈʃʊərəns /noun [mass noun]1The action of removing someone’s doubts or fears: children need reassurance and praise...She has had trouble with her back and was tearful with relief after the comforting reassurance meted out by her principal and tutors.My children gain comfort and reassurance from me in exactly that tableau.To pre-empt that process by false praise or empty reassurance is not to further the growth of the individual but to cripple it.
1.1 [count noun] A statement that removes someone’s doubts or fears: we have been given reassurances that the water is safe to drink...Unfortunately, I doubt whether such reassurances will silence the critics.Notice that his reassurances about her doubts initially take the form of a warning about the dangers of narrative.Despite constant reassurances to the director on the proposed sale, commercial negotiations have yet to be completed by the company.
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