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assurance

/əˈʃʊrəns/· n.

外交/商业B2

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Chinese meaning

保证

消xiāo除chú对duì方fāng疑yí虑lǜ的de正zhèng式shì承chéng诺nuò或huò声shēng明míng

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航háng运yùn业yè要yāo求qiú各gè方fāng就jiù霍huò尔ěr木mù兹zī海hǎi峡xiá通tōng行xíng安ān全quán给gěi出chū明míng确què承chéng诺nuò

Example

Shipping executives say they need firm assurances before routing vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

航运业高管表示,在安排船只穿越霍尔木兹海峡之前,他们需要明确的安全保证。

Background ✎

霍huò尔ěr木mù兹zī海hǎi峡xiá安ān全quán引yǐn发fā航háng运yùn业yè担dān忧yōu,assurance 在zài外wài交jiāo承chéng诺nuò与yǔ商shāng业yè风fēng险xiǎn管guǎn控kòng双shuāng语yǔ境jìng下xià均jūn为wèi核hé心xīn词cí

Roots · etymology

古法语 assurer,拉丁 ad + securus(安全的),义"使某人感到安全"

  • as-(ad- 的变体,加强义) + sure(确定、安全,源自法语 sûr) + -ance(名词后缀)

Collocations

  • give assurances(作出保证) / seek assurances(寻求保证) / assurance of safety(安全保证)

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