Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3133
assurance
保证；承诺
a promise or commitment that something is true or will happen
- 1.
The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
保证的行为；旨在激发充分信心的声明；为使某人产生信心而设计的事物。
- 2.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
没有怀疑；对自己和自身能力的信念
- 3.
The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee.
被保证的状态；完全的信心或信任；无疑虑；确定性；保证。
- 4.
a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
做、给予或避免某事的约束性承诺
- 5.
Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity, courage, or self-confidence.
意志坚定；不动摇的沉着；无畏、勇气或自信。
- 6.
a statement intended to inspire confidence
旨在激发信心的陈述
- 7.
Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity
过度大胆；无礼；放肆。
- 8.
Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
保险；一种约定在特定事件(如损失或死亡)发生时支付款项的合同。Assurance 用于与人寿命相关的偶然事件,insurance 用于其他偶然事件。若偶然事件必须发生的期限有限,则称为定期保险。
- 9.
Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
财产转让的任何书面或其他法律凭证；转让；契据。
- 10.
Subjective certainty of one's salvation.
对自己得救的主观确信。
自信；从容；确信；信任；把握；厚脸皮；放肆；保险（尤指人寿保险）；（财产转让的）契据；产权转让证书
In use
She gave us her assurance that the project would be completed on time.
With complete assurance, he stepped onto the stage to deliver his speech.
Despite the manager's assurances, the employees remained skeptical.
his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
an assurance of help when needed
the President's assurances were not respected
give sb assurance that + clause
assurance后面接that从句，表示口头保证。
The manager gave us his assurance that the project would be completed on time.
经理向我们保证项目会按时完成。
Connections
Collocations
- give assurance
- 给予保证
- The manager gave his assurance that the project would be completed on time.经理给予保证，项目将按时完成。
- provide assurance
- 提供保证
- The company provides assurance of product quality to all customers.公司向所有客户提供产品质量保证。
- have assurance
- 有信心
- She has assurance that her efforts will be rewarded.她相信她的努力会得到回报。
- with assurance
- 有把握地
- He spoke with assurance about the future of the company.他有把握地谈论公司的未来。
- quality assurance
- 质量保证
- The quality assurance team checks every product before shipment.质量保证团队在发货前检查每一件产品。
- assurance of success
Learner notes
Memory Tip
assurance = 'a sure'（一个确定），保证让你心里有底。
Context & Register
contexts: 正式合约, 商务协议, 个人保证 note_zh: 通常用于正式或法律语境，表示对某事的承诺或担保。
Grammar Note
既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词，表示‘保证’时常为可数，表示‘自信’时不可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the common spelling ending '-ance' and are pronounced with the same /əns/ syllable. The stressed vowel may differ: assurance and insurance have similar stress on the second syllable, while others like guidance have stress on the first. These are genuine sound matches for the suffix, but note that words like 'assure' or 'ensure' do not share the same ending sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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