ascertain 音标拼音: [
, æsɚt'en]
vt . 确定,探知
确定,探知
ascertain v 1 :
establish after a calculation ,
investigation ,
experiment ,
survey ,
or study ; "
find the product of two numbers "; "
The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize " [
synonym : {
determine }, {
find }, {
find out }, {
ascertain }]
2 :
be careful or certain to do something ;
make certain of something ; "
He verified that the valves were closed "; "
See that the curtains are closed "; "
control the quality of the product " [
synonym : {
see }, {
check }, {
insure }, {
see to it },
{
ensure }, {
control }, {
ascertain }, {
assure }]
3 :
find out ,
learn ,
or determine with certainty ,
usually by making an inquiry or other effort ; "
I want to see whether she speaks French "; "
See whether it works "; "
find out if he speaks Russian "; "
Check whether the train leaves on time "
[
synonym : {
determine }, {
check }, {
find out }, {
see }, {
ascertain },
{
watch }, {
learn }]
4 :
learn or discover with certainty Ascertain \
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Ascertained };
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n . {
Ascertaining }.] [
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1 .
To render (
a person )
certain ;
to cause to feel certain ;
to make confident ;
to assure ;
to apprise . [
Obs .]
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When the blessed Virgin was so ascertained . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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Muncer assured them that the design was approved of by Heaven ,
and that the Almighty had in a dream ascertained him of its effects . --
Robertson .
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2 .
To make (
a thing )
certain to the mind ;
to free from obscurity ,
doubt ,
or change ;
to make sure of ;
to fix ;
to determine . [
Archaic ]
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The divine law . . .
ascertaineth the truth .
--
Hooker .
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The very deferring [
of his execution ]
shall increase and ascertain the condemnation . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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The ministry ,
in order to ascertain a majority . . .
persuaded the queen to create twelve new peers .
--
Smollett .
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The mildness and precision of their laws ascertained the rule and measure of taxation . --
Gibbon .
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3 .
To find out or learn for a certainty ,
by trial ,
examination ,
or experiment ;
to get to know ;
as ,
to ascertain the weight of a commodity ,
or the purity of a metal .
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He was there only for the purpose of ascertaining whether a descent on England was practicable .
--
Macaulay .
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77 Moby Thesaurus words for "
ascertain ":
afford proof of ,
appraise ,
ask ,
assure ,
be informed ,
become acquainted with ,
bring home to ,
broaden the mind ,
catch on ,
certify ,
cinch ,
clear up ,
clinch ,
consider ,
contemplate ,
cram the mind ,
decide ,
demonstrate ,
determine ,
discover ,
dismiss all doubt ,
ensure ,
establish ,
find ,
find out ,
find out about ,
fix ,
follow ,
follow from ,
gain knowledge ,
get ,
get at ,
get hold of ,
have a case ,
hear ,
hold good ,
hold water ,
inquire ,
inspect ,
insure ,
interrogate ,
learn ,
learn about ,
load the mind ,
make a decision ,
make certain ,
make good ,
make no doubt ,
make no mistake ,
make out ,
make sure ,
make sure of ,
nail down ,
observe ,
pick up information ,
prove ,
prove to be ,
prove true ,
query ,
question ,
reassure ,
remove all doubt ,
resolve ,
see ,
see that ,
see to it ,
set at rest ,
settle ,
settle the matter ,
show ,
sort out ,
study ,
survey ,
tumble ,
unearth ,
view ,
weigh
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