assess
vt. 估定, 对...征税, 评定 [经] 估计, 估价, 确定(税款罚款等)的金额
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教材释义与例句
评定;估价;对…征税
to make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it
The test was to assess aptitude rather than academic achievement.
该测试将评估能力而不是学业成绩。
释义与例句
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1.
To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
及物He assessed the situation.
An insurance adjuster will assess the damage.
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2.
To impose or charge, especially as punishment for an infraction.
及物The referee assessed a penalty for delaying the game.
A $10.00 late fee will be assessed on all overdue accounts.
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3.
To calculate and demand (the tax money due) from a person or entity.
及物Once you've submitted a tax return, the Tax Department will assess the amount of tax you still owe.
词汇关系
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Latin assideō Latin assessus Medieval Latin assessareder. Old French assesserbor. Middle English assessen English assess From Middle English assessen, from Old French assesser, from Medieval Latin assessare, originally the frequentative of Latin assessus, past participle of assidēre, from ad (“to, towards, at”) + sedeō (“sit; settle down”). Cognate with Spanish asentar (“to settle”).
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