assess
翻译
评估, 评定, 估价
例句
We need to assess the situation carefully.
我们需要仔细评估情况。
The damage was assessed at five thousand dollars.
损失被估定为五千美元。
语法模式
((sth.)) 评估(某事) We need to assess the situation carefully.
((sth.)) ((at a value)) 将(某物)估价为 The damage was assessed at five thousand dollars.
近义词
同义词: evaluate, judge, estimate, appraise
词源
源自拉丁语 *assidere*,意为“坐在旁边”(指坐在法官旁边),由 *ad-*(去)+ *sedere*(坐)组成。意指坐在法官旁边协助评估。
记忆技巧
要“评估”(assess),就要“坐”(sess)在某物“旁边”(as-)仔细考察。不要与“asses”(驴)混淆。