assess
翻譯
評估, 評定, 估價
例句
We need to assess the situation carefully.
我們需要仔細評估情況。
The damage was assessed at five thousand dollars.
損失被估定為五千美元。
文法模式
((sth.)) 評估(某事) We need to assess the situation carefully.
((sth.)) ((at a value)) 將(某物)估價為 The damage was assessed at five thousand dollars.
近義詞
同義詞: evaluate, judge, estimate, appraise
詞源
源自拉丁語 *assidere*,意為「坐在旁邊」(指坐在法官旁邊),由 *ad-*(去)+ *sedere*(坐)組成。意指坐在法官旁邊協助評估。
記憶技巧
要「評估」(assess),就要「坐」(sess)在某物「旁邊」(as-)仔細考察。不要與「asses」(驢)混淆。