| 单词 | assent |
| 释义 | as·sent I. 1. < he at once assented to my wishes — W.F.DeMorgan > 2. < we see and immediately assent to the beauty of an object — Joseph Addison > Synonyms: < I fully assent to the proposition that here as elsewhere the distinctions of the law are distinctions of degree — O.W.Holmes †1935 > < “Yes, of course”, said the lady, vaguely, evidently assenting to the doctor's remark rather than expressing a conviction of her own — G.B.Shaw > consent indicates a complying, granting, or yielding, willing or reluctant, to request or demand < whatever you ask of me I will consent to — George Meredith > < at first Mary would not wed the white man, but in the end consented to do so in order to help forward conversions among her people to the Christian faith — I.B.Richman > accede may heighten suggestions of conceding or yielding to something proposed, with or without pressure or importunity < he suggested that they go to his room and talk it over. She acceded without demur — S.H.Adams > < Mr. Bennet could have no hesitation in acceding to the proposal before him — Jane Austen > acquiesce stresses the fact of compliance without effective opposition or resistance < it seemed mad and stupid to Ripton's sense of reason, but he was a bondsman and bound to acquiesce — George Meredith > < he was obliged to acquiesce in the repression of his individuality — Van Wyck Brooks > agree may suggest an according or concurring, often one arrived at after settling differences and points at issue < it might make a bad impression. Myles had to agree with that, if reluctantly — J.F.Powers > < whatever answers the philosophers of history might eventually agree on — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich > < the United States has tacitly agreed to Russia's occupation of the Kurile islands — Vera M. Dean > subscribe may indicate a ready willingness not only to concur in but to endorse and maintain < those scientists who subscribe to the current program in its entirety, who would follow blindly, who could produce a synthetic enthusiasm even if they retained doubts — Vannevar Bush > < Russia declared war on Japan and subscribed to the terms presented to Tokyo by its three great allies — Vera M. Dean > II. 1. a. archaic b. obsolete c. < assent to ratification would be by simple majority — F.A.Ogg & P.O.Ray > — compare royal assent 2. < rational assent may arrive late, intellectual conviction may come slowly — T.S.Eliot > 3. < give a nod of assent > — distinguished from consent |
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