英语词汇“ascertain”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	ascertain
释义	as·cer·tain \\|asə(r)\|tān, ˌaas-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English acertainen, from Middle French acertainer, acertener, from Old French acertener, from a- (from Latin ad-) + -certener (from certain) — more at certain 1. a. obsolete : to make (a person) certain, sure, or confident : assure < but how shall I be ascertained that I also shall be entertained — John Bunyan > b. archaic : to make (a thing) certain : establish as a certainty : determine with certainty < but who shall exactly ascertain to us what superstition is — George Horne †1792 > c. obsolete : to make certain the possession of : secure < no diligence can ascertain success — Samuel Johnson > d. obsolete : to bring or deliver (a person) certainly : destine < would ascertain us into a possession of all the promises — Jeremy Taylor > e. archaic : to make (a thing) certain, exact, or precise : settle, fix < some effectual method for correcting, enlarging, and ascertaining our language — Jonathan Swift > 2. : to find out or learn for a certainty (as by examination or investigation) : make sure of : discover < a sensitive instrument for ascertaining the people's ideas and wishes — A.R.Williams > < had ascertained … that his son-in-law was among the living prisoners — Charles Dickens > Synonyms: see discover
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