assurance

英 [əˈʃʊərəns]

美 [əˈʃʊrəns]

n.  保证; 担保; 自信; 人寿保险

复数：assurances　

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同义词辨析

assuranceinsurance【导航词义：保险】

pledgeassuranceguarantee【导航词义：保证】

牛津词典

noun

• 保证；担保
  a statement that sth will certainly be true or will certainly happen, particularly when there has been doubt about it
  1. They called for assurances that the government is committed to its education policy.
     他们要求保证政府切实执行其教育方针。
  2. Unemployment seems to be rising, despite repeated assurances to the contrary .
     尽管反复担保减少失业，失业率看来却在上升。
• 自信
  belief in your own abilities or strengths
  1. There was an air of easy assurance and calm about him.
     他表现出从容自信和冷静。
• 人寿保险
  a type of insurance in which money is paid out when sb dies or after an agreed period of time
  1. a life assurance company
     人寿保险公司

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 保证；确保
  If you give someone anassurance thatsomething is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.
  1. He would like an assurance that other forces will not move into the territory that his forces vacate...
     他想确保其他势力不会在他的军队撤离后进入这个地区。
  2. He will have been pleased by Marshal Yazov's assurance of the armed forces' loyalty.
     当亚佐夫元帅向他保证武装部队的忠诚时，他会感到心满意足的。
• N-UNCOUNT 信心；把握
  If you do somethingwith assurance, you do it with a feeling of confidence and certainty.
  1. Masur led the orchestra with assurance...
     马苏尔神定气若地指挥乐团。
  2. The EU is now acquiring greater assurance and authority.
     现在欧共体越来越有自信与权威性了。
• See also:...endowment assurance.life assurance

英英释义

noun

• freedom from doubt
  1. his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
  2. after that failure he lost his confidence
  3. she spoke with authority
  Synonym:self-assuranceconfidenceself-confidenceauthoritysureness
• a statement intended to inspire confidence
  1. the President's assurances were not respected
• a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
  1. an assurance of help when needed
  2. signed a pledge never to reveal the secret
  Synonym:pledge
• a British term for some kinds of insurance

双语例句

• He has a life assurance.
  他投保了人寿保险。
• The EU is now acquiring greater assurance and authority.
  现在欧共体越来越有自信与权威性了。
• My company has advanced production equipment, precision instruments and testing the quality assurance system.
  我公司拥有先进的生产设备，精密的检测手段和质量保证体系。
• He will have been pleased by Marshal Yazov's assurance of the armed forces 'loyalty.
  当亚佐夫元帅向他保证武装部队的忠诚时，他会感到心满意足的。
• She said 'hi' with the blithe assurance of someone who knew how much she'd been missed.
  她高兴地说了声“嗨”，好像确信大家非常想念她似的。
• National and international standards and guidelines for quality assurance systems are available.
  可以找到国家的和国际的质量保证体系标准和指导原则。
• The ② integrity control: Accuracy, usefulness and compatibility of assurance data;
  ②完整性控制：保证数据的正确性、有效性和相容性；
• He would like an assurance that other forces will not move into the territory that his forces vacate
  他想确保其他势力不会在他的军队撤离后进入这个地区。
• Test and quality assurance.
  测试和质量保证。
• The very insecurity that engenders the suspicion discounts the value of the assurance.
  产生怀疑的不安全感本身就要给这种保证打折扣。