assess
/əˈses/verb
with obj.
1- evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of估算, 估计（性质, 能力, 质量）：
the committee must assess the relative importance of the issues
委员会必须估计一下这些问题的相对重要性
with clause it is difficult to assess whether this is a new trend.这是不是一种新趋势还很难估计。
1.1
- （一般作be assessed）calculate or estimate the price or value of计算…的价钱, 估计…的价值：
the damage was assessed at £5 billion.
损失估计达50亿英镑。
1.2
- （一般作be assessed）set the value of a tax, fine, etc., for (a person or property) at a specified level确定…的应收税款（或应课罚金等）：
all empty properties will be assessed at 50 per cent.
所有的闲置财产将被征收50%的税款。
派生词
assessable
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French assesser, based on Latin assidere 'sit by' （in medieval Latin 'levy tax'）， from ad- 'to， at' + sedere 'sit. Compare with ASSIZE.