assurance

英 [əˈʃʊərəns] 美 [əˈʃʊrəns]

n.  保证; 担保; 自信; 人寿保险

复数:assurances

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Collins.2 / BNC.3133 / COCA.5702



牛津词典

noun

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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

  1. N-VAR 保证;确保
    If you give someone an assurance that something 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。
  2. N-UNCOUNT 信心;把握
    If you do something with 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。
  3. See also: ...endowment assurance. life assurance

双语例句

  1. They had given an absolute assurance that it would be kept secret.
    他们信誓旦旦地保证将对此绝对保密。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. Masur led the orchestra with assurance
    马苏尔神定气若地指挥乐团。
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
  7. He gave me assurance in black and white.
    他给了我书面保证。
  8. I have full assurance that he will win.
    我充分相信他会赢。
  9. This agreement offers an assurance of future achievement.
    该协议为将来的成功提供了保证。
  10. He gave us the assurance that he would offer us more support.
    他向我们保证,将给我们更多支持。
  11. He has a life assurance.
    他投保了人寿保险。
  12. 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。
  13. The young teacher lacked assurance in front of his class.
    这位青年教师在学生面前缺少自信心。
  14. Both IT security and quality assurance are concerned with removing risks.
    IT安全性和质量保证都关注消除风险。
  15. Has it been passed to quality assurance ( QA) for testing?
    已经通过了质量保证(QA)检测了吗?
  16. The first area of interest between quality assurance and IT security is related to access control.
    质量保证和IT安全性之间的第一个关注领域与访问控制有关。
  17. Test and quality assurance.
    测试和质量保证。
  18. They also place verification and validation of all the other key process areas within quality assurance.
    他们也将所有其它关键过程域的验证和确认放在了质量保证中。
  19. The CC identifies two major kinds of security requirements: assurance requirements and functional requirements.
    CC确定了两类主要的安全性需求:保证需求和功能性需求。
  20. Apply quality assurance to traceability as well.
    对追溯性应用质量保证。
  21. Guarantee or certificate provides the evidence giving the assurance and evidence of compliance with regulatory requirements.
    保证书或证明书提供了保证和遵守法规要求的证据。
  22. 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。
  23. The company has perfect quality assurance system and perfect warranty service measures.
    公司具有完善的质量保证体系和完善的保修服务措施。
  24. Company has established a strict and perfect quality management assurance system.
    公司建立了严谨、完善的质量管理保证体系。
  25. The company has built a complete quality assurance system and had got the ISO9001:2000 certificate of quality control system.
    企业建立健全了完善的质量保证体系,系ISO9001:2000质量管理体系认证企业。
  26. 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。
  27. Experience in staff work of quality assurance or quality control.
    质量保证和质量控制经验。
  28. 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;
  29. Our Company has sound quality assurance system, advanced detection equipment and strict quality management system.
    本公司有完善的质量保证体系,先进的检测设备和严格的质量管理体制。
  30. Presentation of recent methods in supplier management, quality assurance, process control, and competitor analysis.
    在供应商管理,质量保证,过程控制及竞争者分析方面的最新手段和方法。

同义词辨析

  assurance insurance【导航词义:保险】

  assurance n. 〈英〉保险

〔辨析〕行业术语,只用于人寿保险。

〔例证〕
a life assurance company
人寿保险公司

  insurance n. 保险

〔辨析〕普通用词,可用于一切保险。

〔例证〕
fire/health/travel insurance
火险/健康险/旅游险
He is an insurance broker.
他是一名保险经纪人。
Does she have insurance on her house?
她买住房保险了吗?

  pledge assurance guarantee【导航词义:保证】

  pledge n. 〈正式〉保证,誓言

〔辨析〕尤指公开或正式作出的保证。

〔例证〕
The local government made a pledge to not compromise with terrorists.
当地政府保证决不向恐怖分子妥协。
Has he fulfilled his election pledge?
他履行竞选时的承诺了吗?

  assurance n. 保证,担保

〔辨析〕指强调某事一定会发生或肯定某事真实性的保证,尤为减轻他人的忧虑。

〔例证〕
After my repeated assurances, she looked less worried.
经过我再三保证,她看起来不那么紧张了。
The tailor gave an assurance that her dress would be ready by Friday.
裁缝保证周五之前把她的裙子做好。

  guarantee n. 保证,担保

〔辨析〕一般指对一定会做某事或某事肯定会发生的正式承诺。

〔例证〕
The manager has given a guarantee that there will be no redundancies.
经理已经保证不会裁员。
Actually, there's no guarantee of success even if you can get the money.
实际上,即使你能得到那笔资金,也不一定会成功。

英英释义

noun

  1. 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

  2. a statement intended to inspire confidence
    1. the President's assurances were not respected

  3. 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

  4. a British term for some kinds of insurance