assent
/əˈsent/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈsent/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈsent a-/ (ame, mw)
assent — noun
1. formal acceptance of a plan, request, or other proposal, shown by saying yes or
formal acceptance of a plan, request, or other proposal, shown by saying yes or allowing it to go ahead.
The council gave its assent to the housing plan after a public meeting.
collocation: give assent to
Without the bank's assent, the sale could not move forward.
After weeks of talks, the plan won assent from most staff members.
The judge's nod of assent ended the long talk in court.
用法筆記
This noun is formal and often appears in official or legal settings. It commonly follows verbs such as 'give', 'win', or 'withhold' and is often followed by 'to' plus the thing being accepted.
常見錯誤
assent — verb
- assentpresent simple I / you / we / they
- assents3rd person singular
- assenting-ing form
- assentedpast simple
1. to say yes to a plan, request, or suggestion in a formal or deliberate way, espe
to say yes to a plan, request, or suggestion in a formal or deliberate way, especially when you are allowing it to proceed.
After reading the final report, Joon assented to the new budget.
pattern: assent to + noun phrase
The landlord finally assented to repairs after three months of complaints.
Ravindra refused at first, then assented to a shorter meeting time.
Under pressure from members, the board assented to another vote.
文法句型
assent to + noun phrase
用法筆記
This verb is much more formal than 'agree' and usually appears in public, legal, or institutional decisions. It normally takes 'to' before the thing accepted, rather than a direct object.