Assent



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 同意, 赞成
• ［英］ v. 同意, 赞成 ( to express acceptance; concur, consent )
• ［类］ 反义词: buck ( 反对)
• ［记］ as+sent ( 感觉) -> 感觉一致 -> 同意
• ［同］ 同根词: dissent ( 反对) ; resent ( 怨恨)
• ［例］ John refused to assent to the proposal.

Webster Collegiate

I. intransitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French assentir, assenter, from Latin assentari, from assentire, from ad- + sentire to feel — more at sense
• Date: 14th century
• to agree to something especially after thoughtful consideration ; concur
• • assentor or assenter noun
• Synonyms:
  • assent, consent, accede, acquiesce, agree, subscribe mean to concur with what has been proposed. assent implies an act involving the understanding or judgment and applies to propositions or opinions voters assented to the proposal. consent involves the will or feelings and indicates compliance with what is requested or desiredconsented to their daughter's going. accede implies a yielding, often under pressure, of assent or consentofficials acceded to the prisoners' demands. acquiesce implies tacit acceptance or forbearance of oppositionacquiesced to his boss's wishes. agree sometimes implies previous difference of opinion or attempts at persuasionfinally agreed to come along. subscribe implies not only consent or assent but hearty approval and active supportsubscribes wholeheartedly to the idea.

II. noun

• Date: 14th century
• an act of assenting ; acquiescence, agreement

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