英语词源

assess:评定、估价

assess原本是个法律术语,字面意思是“坐下来”,指的是坐在法官办公室计算确定当事人应该缴纳多少税款或罚金,该职责由法官助手之一承担。

assess 英 [əˈses] 美 [əˈsɛs]

  • The young men were assessed as either safe or unsafe drivers.
    这些年轻人被评定为谨慎驾驶员和不谨慎驾驶员两类。
  • I’d assess your chances as low.
    我估计你的机会不大。
  • The committee assesses whether a building is worth preserving.
    由该委员会评定建筑物是否值得保存。
  • We are trying to assess how well the system works.
    我们正设法评估这个系统运行得是否顺畅。

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