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.她是公认的，是这份工作的最佳人选。
Extra Examples- She smiled in assent.她微笑着表示同意。
- They took her silence for assent.他们同意了她的沉默。
- 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同意。
- 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。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + assent- give (something)
- grant
- withhold
- …
preposition- in assent
- with somebody’s assent
- without somebody’s assent
- …
phrases- a murmur of assent
- a nod of assent
See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French as(s)enter (verb), as(s)ente (noun), based on Latin assentire, from ad- ‘towards’ + sentire ‘feel, think’.