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consent
同意；准许；赞成
核心释义
to agree to something or give permission
- 1.
表示愿意,给予许可
To express willingness, to give permission.
- 2.
签署同意书
To cause to sign a consent form.
- 3.
赞成
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
- 4.
意见或情感上的同意；意见一致；赞同
To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
使（某人）签署同意书；表示愿意,给予许可；签署同意书；赞成；意见或情感上的同意；意见一致；赞同
用法In use
She consented to the surgery after discussing the risks with her doctor.
用法提示：使用过去式consented表示过去的同意行为。
The patient must consent before any treatment can begin.
用法提示：使用原形consent，与情态动词must连用，表示必要性。
He is consenting to the terms of the agreement right now.
用法提示：使用现在进行时consenting表示正在进行的同意动作。
consent to sth
to 后接名词，表示同意或允许某事。
The patient consented to the treatment.
病人同意了这项治疗。
consent to do sth
to 后接动词原形，动作的发出者与主语一致。
She consented to help us with the project.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- consent to treatment
- 同意接受治疗
- Before the operation, the patient must consent to treatment.手术前，病人必须同意接受治疗。
- consent to a request
- 同意某项请求
- The board consented to the request for a one-week extension.董事会同意了一周延期的请求。
- refuse to consent
- 拒绝同意
- The parents refused to consent to their son's early graduation.父母拒绝同意儿子提前毕业。
- freely consent
- 自愿同意
- No one can force you; you must freely consent to the procedure.没人能强迫你；你必须自愿同意这项程序。
- consent in writing
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：con 像‘肯’，sent 像‘send’的过去式；心里肯了，才把许可送出去。consent＝同意、准许。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、medical treatment、formal applications、official correspondence consent 作动词时通常偏向正式，多用于法律、医疗或官方书面场景；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 agree 或 allow。常与介词 to 搭配，如 consent to something。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常与介词to连用
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的词尾都读 /sɛnt/，与 consent 押韵（重音也在末音节）。注意拼写差异：ascent、descent 用 -scent，assent、dissent 用 -sent，percent 用 -cent。形近词 content 读作 /ˈkɒntɛnt/ 或 /kənˈtɛnt/，词尾是 /tɛnt/，与 consent 不同。
用法优先级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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