| 单词 | assurance |
| 释义 | assurance /euh shoor"euhns, -sherr"-/, n. 1. a positive declaration intended to give confidence: He received assurances of support for the project. 2. promise or pledge; guaranty; surety: He gave his assurance that the job would be done. 3. full confidence; freedom from doubt; certainty: to act in the assurance of success. 4. freedom from timidity; self-confidence; belief in one's abilities: She acted with speed and assurance. 5. presumptuous boldness; impudence. 6. Chiefly Brit. insurance. [1325-75; ME ass(e)ura(u)nce < MF ass(e)urance. See ASSURE, -ANCE] Syn. 2. warranty, oath. 3. See trust. 4. See confidence. 5. effrontery, impertinence, nerve, cheek. Ant. 3-5. uncertainty. |
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