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单词 assured
释义 as·sured
I. \-ü(ə)rd, -üəd\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from past participle ofassuren
1.
 a. : characterized by certainty or security : sure
  < deluded into believing that we can ever have completely assured lives — C.C.Furnas >
 b. : beyond doubt or question : unquestionable, certain
  < beliefs that were assured became doubtful — C.W. de Kiewiet >
 c. : guaranteed, insured
  < a tiny but assured income for the rest of his life — Elinor Wylie >
2. obsolete : engaged, pledged; specifically : betrothed
3.
 a. : characterized by self assurance : confident, self-possessed
  < most assured of all in appearance was the commissary of prisoners — Kenneth Roberts >
  < an art so assured as to appear casual — Margery Bailey >
 b. : characterized by undue or excessive self-confidence : self-satisfied
  < with an air of assured ignorance — Issac Watts >
4. : satisfied as to the certainty or truth of matter : convinced
 < so assured was Augustus of the merits of his plan — John Buchan >
Synonyms: see confident
II. noun
(plural assured or assureds)
1. : the person in whose favor an insurance policy stands
2. : the person who is insured
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