| 单词 | assent |
| 释义 | assent (once / 296 pages) vn Assent means agreement. If you nod your head in assent, you agree to something or you assent to it. As a verb, assent is generally followed by a phrase beginning with the word "to:" You assent to a plan, an agreement, or to an idea. Assent is also something that you can give. You can give your assent to marry your partner if he or she asks really nicely. The opposite of assent is dissent –– which means disagreeing, or even protesting in a formal way. WORD FAMILYassent: assented, assenter, assentient, assenting, assents+/assenter: assenters USAGE EXAMPLESSecurity Council might then codify with Mr. Obama’s assent, boxing Israel in. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) “Governor Roosevelt considers it undesirable for him to assent to my suggestions for cooperative action,” he said. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) The country’s Constitutional Court is deliberating on whether to assent to the vote. Wall Street Journal(Dec 15, 2016) 1v to agree or express agreement The Maestro assented to the request for an encore Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper accede, acquiesce dissent withhold assent connive encourage or assent to illegally or criminally agree consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something 2n agreement with a statement or proposal to do something he gave his assent eagerly Syn|Hypo|Hyper acquiescence acceptance (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) conceding, concession, yieldingthe act of conceding or yielding bye, passyou advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent agreement the verbal act of agreeing |
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