assure

assure
verb
  1. [reporting verb]tell someone something positively or confidently to dispel any doubts they may have[with obj.]
    肯定地对…说；向…保证（以消除疑虑）
    [with obj. and clause]Tony assured me that there was a supermarket in the village.
    托尼向我肯定村子里有家超市。
    [with obj. and direct speech]‘I quite understand,’ Mrs Lewis assured her.
    刘易斯夫人向她保证道：“我很理解。”。
    they assured him of their full confidence.
    他们向他保证他们充满信心。
    ■make (someone) sure of something
    使确信
    you would be assured of a welcome.
    你肯定会受到欢迎。
    she assured herself that he was asleep.
    她确信他睡着了。
  2. [with obj.](常作 be assured)make (something) certain to happen
    使必然发生
    victory was now assured.
    胜券在握。
    [with clause]their influence assured that the report would be tough.
    他们的影响势必会使报导很艰难。
    ■(chiefly Brit.)cover (a life) by assurance
    (主 英)保（人寿）险
    ■secure the future payment of (an amount) with insurance
    确保获得（保险金）
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assurer
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English : from Old French assurer, based on Latin ad- 'to' (expressing change) + securus (see secure)
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