assurance

assurance
noun
  1. a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise
    保证；承诺
    [with clause]he gave an assurance that work would not recommence until Wednesday.
    他承诺星期三前不会重新开工。
  2. [mass noun]confidence or certainty in one's own abilities
    自信；把握
    she drove with assurance.
    她沉着自信地开着车。
    ■certainty about something
    确定；确信
    assurance of faith depends on our trust in God.
    信念的坚定依赖于我们对上帝的信任。
  3. [mass noun](chiefly Brit.)insurance, specifically life insurance
    (主 英)（人寿）保险
语源
  1. late Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French, from assurer 'assure'
用法
  1. In the context of life insurance, a technical distinction is made between assurance and insurance. Assurance is used of policies under whose terms a payment is guaranteed, either after a fixed term or on the death of the insured person; insurance is the general term, and is used in particular of policies under whose terms a payment would be made only in certain circumstances (e.g. accident or death within a limited period)
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