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assurance

当然可以,让我们一起来深入了解一下 “assurance” 这个单词。

“Assurance” 是一个名词,主要有两种含义:

  1. 确信,信心。(Confidence in or certainty about something)
  2. 确保,保证。(A positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise)

例如:

  1. He gave me his assurance that he would help. 他保证会帮助我。
  2. She spoke with quiet assurance about her future plans. 她对未来的计划怀揣着平静的信心。
  1. We have received an assurance from them that the goods will be delivered on time. 我们收到了他们的保证,货物将准时送达。

  2. His assurance made everyone in the room feel at ease. 他的自信使得房间里的每个人都感到放松。

  3. The assurance of quality is our first priority. 保证质量是我们的首要任务。

“Assurance” 来自于拉丁词根 “-ance”,表示行为或状态。“assur-” 来自于保证或确定的意思,如 “assure”。

无前缀。“-ance” 是后缀,经常用于形容词或动词,形成名词,表示行为或状态。 例如:assistance, performance, relevance。

该词源于14世纪的法语 “asseurance”,最初指的是“赞同,确认”,后来发展出了“保证,承诺”的含义。

动词形式:assure(确保) 形容词形式:assured(有保证的,有信心的) 副词形式:assuredly(确实地,肯定地)

将”assurance”与其他词根和词缀相似的单词放在一起记忆,比如:assistance, endurance, performance。

Tom lacked the assurance to stand up and give his speech. However, after some encouragement from his teacher, he found the assurance within him and delivered a great speech. 汤姆缺乏站起来发表演讲的信心。然而,在他的老师的鼓励下,他找到了内心的自信,并发表了一场精彩的演讲。