assent

assent

英 [ə'sent]
　　美 [ə'sɛnt]

vi. 同意；贊成
　　n. 同意；贊成

中文詞源：

assent 同意

前綴as- 同ad-. 詞根sent, 感知，同sense. 同感，同意。

例句：

1. Without their assent a political settlement cannot be reached.
沒有他們的同意，不可能達成政治上的和解。

2. He gave his assent to the proposed legislation.
他批準瞭提請審議的法案。

3. The director has given her assent to the proposals.
負責人已表示同意提案。

4. I couldn't assent to, much less participate in such proceeding.
我對於這種舉動並不贊成, 哪裡還談得上參與呢.

5. The new bill passed by Parliament has received Royal Assent.
議會所通過的新方案已獲國王批準.