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。