assess

/əˈses/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈses/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈses a-/ (ame, mw)

assess — verb

1. to look at someone or something carefully so that you can form a clear opinion a

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to look at someone or something carefully so that you can form a clear opinion about how good, large, serious, or valuable they are.

例句

Doctors are still trying to assess the full extent of Mei-Lin's injuries after the crash.

assess + noun: gathering information before judging

The teachers met on Friday to assess how each child had progressed during the term.

assess + wh-clause showing the question being judged

同義詞
  • evaluate

    very close in meaning; slightly more formal and common in academic or business reports

  • appraise

    stresses giving an official value, often to property, art, or job performance

  • gauge

    less formal; often used for feelings, mood, or hard-to-measure reactions

  • weigh up

    informal phrasal verb; suggests comparing pros and cons before deciding

反義詞
  • ignore

    to deliberately not look at or consider something

  • overlook

    to fail to notice or judge something that should have been examined

文法句型

assess + noun

assess + wh-clause

assess whether/how/what

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person or group with relevant authority or expertise (a doctor, a teacher, an engineer, a committee). Frequently passive when the result is a measured amount: 'be assessed at $5 million'. The wh-clause pattern ('assess how/whether/what…') is far more common than a simple noun object when the question itself matters.

常見錯誤

❌I assessed that the meal was delicious.
✅I thought the meal was delicious.
💡'assess' is for careful, often professional judgement, not casual opinions about taste.
❌She assessed to learn Japanese.
✅She decided to learn Japanese.
💡'assess' takes a noun or wh-clause, not a to-infinitive.