assuranceas•sur•ance /ə'ʃʊərəns/

n

1. U 信心；把握

• We possess assurance that we will win the game. 我们对赢得比赛胸有成竹。

• He spoke in a tone of assurance. 他讲话的口气非常有把握。

2. C 保证；表示保证的话

• He gave me his assurance that he would come. 他向我保证他会来。

• Despite repeated assurances, he failed to repay the money he had borrowed. 尽管他再三保证，但是借去的钱却始终没还。

3. U 英 保险

• life assurance 人寿保险