as·sent
noun/əˈsent/
/əˈsent/
[uncountable] (formal)- 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.
一致认为她是这项工作的最佳人选。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- She smiled in assent.
她微笑着表示同意。 - They took her silence for assent.
他们把她的沉默视为同意。 - 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.
该财政法案尚未获得国会批准。 - 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’. - The director has given her assent to the proposals.