- assent (to something)
official agreement to or approval of something 同意;赞成 The director has given her assent to the proposals. 负责人已表示同意提案。 He nodded (his) assent. 他点头同意了。 There were murmurs of both assent and dissent from the crowd. 人群议论纷纷,赞成和反对的都有。 The bill passed in Parliament has now received (the) Royal Assent (= been approved by the king/queen). 议会通过的法案已获御准。 She is by common assent, the best person for the job. 大家一致认为她是这项工作的最佳人选。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2She smiled in assent. 她微笑着表示同意。 They took her silence for assent. 他们认为她的沉默是同意的。 There was general assent about his achievements. 他的成就得到了大家的认可。 The government gave their assent to the project. 政府批准了这项工程。 The finance bill has yet to receive congressional assent. 财政法案尚未得到国会的批准。 The raising of taxes without the assent of Parliament was declared illegal. 宣布未经议会同意而加税为不合法。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- general
- universal
- …
- give (something)
- grant
- withhold
- …
- in assent
- with somebody’s assent
- without somebody’s assent
- …
- a murmur of assent
- a nod of assent
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French as(s)enter (verb), as(s)ente (noun), based on Latin assentire, from ad- ‘towards’ + sentire ‘feel, think’.