| 释义 |
as·sur·ance
\əˈshürən (t)s, aˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English assuraunce, from Middle French assurance, from Old French aseürance, from aseürer + -ance
1.
a. : the act of assuring : pledge, guarantee
< can tell you … with my most solemn assurance that it's true — Richard Joseph >
b. archaic : a quarantee or pledge of peace and safety — usually used in plural
< angry that assurances had been given the enemy >
2. : something that inspires or tends to inspire confidence
< assurances of support came pouring in daily — T.B.Macaulay >
3.
a. : the quality or state of being sure or certain : freedom from doubt : certainty
< said with as much assurance as is ever brought to human affairs — Time >
b. : assuredness of divine grace or of forgiveness and salvation : consciousness of personal fellowship with God
< blessed assurance, Jesus is mine — Fanny J. Crosby >
4. : the quality or state of being sure or safe : security, safety
< the kings ascent to the crown and assurance therein — Thomas Keightley >
5. : the act of conveying or the instrument or other legal evidence of the conveyance of real property — called also common assurance
6. now chiefly Britain : insurance
7. : confidence of manner : freedom from timidity : self-confidence, self-reliance
< to face a good orchestra with inward and outward authority and assurance — J.N.Burk >
8. : excessive or presumptuous boldness : impudence, audacity
< no experience so far served to reveal the whole offensiveness of the man's assurance — Mary Austin > |