assent 音标拼音: [əs'ɛnt]
n . 赞成
vi . 同意
赞成同意
assent n 1 :
agreement with a statement or proposal to do something ; "
he gave his assent eagerly "; "
a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly " [
synonym : {
assent }, {
acquiescence }]
v 1 :
to agree or express agreement ; "
The Maestro assented to the request for an encore " [
synonym : {
assent }, {
accede },
{
acquiesce }] [
ant : {
dissent }]
Assent \
As *
sent "\,
n . [
OE .
assent ,
fr .
assentir .
See {
Assent },
v .]
The act of assenting ;
the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything ;
concurrence with approval ;
consent ;
agreement ;
acquiescence .
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Faith is the assent to any proposition ,
on the credit of the proposer . --
Locke .
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The assent ,
if not the approbation ,
of the prince .
--
Prescott .
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Too many people read this ribaldry with assent and admiration . --
Macaulay .
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{
Royal assent },
in England ,
the assent of the sovereign to a bill which has passed both houses of Parliament ,
after which it becomes law .
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Syn :
Concurrence ;
acquiescence ;
approval ;
accord .
Usage : {
Assent }, {
Consent }.
Assent is an act of the understanding ,
consent of the will or feelings .
We assent to the views of others when our minds come to the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true ,
right ,
or admissible .
We consent when there is such a concurrence of our will with their desires and wishes that we decide to comply with their requests .
The king of England gives his assent ,
not his consent ,
to acts of Parliament ,
because ,
in theory at least ,
he is not governed by personal feelings or choice ,
but by a deliberate ,
judgment as to the common good .
We also use assent in cases where a proposal is made which involves but little interest or feeling .
A lady may assent to a gentleman '
s opening the window ;
but if he offers himself in marriage ,
he must wait for her consent .
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Assent \
As *
sent "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Assented };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Assenting }.] [
F .
assentir ,
L .
assentire ,
assentiri ;
ad sentire to feel ,
think .
See {
Sense }.]
To admit a thing as true ;
to express one '
s agreement ,
acquiescence ,
concurrence ,
or concession .
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Who informed the governor . . .
And the Jews also assented ,
saying that these things were so . --
Acts xxiv .
9 .
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The princess assented to all that was suggested .
--
Macaulay .
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Syn :
To yield ;
agree ;
acquiesce ;
concede ;
concur .
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187 Moby Thesaurus words for "
assent ":
OK ,
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accede ,
accede to ,
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acclaim ,
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acquiesce ,
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acquiescence ,
affinity ,
affirmation ,
affirmative ,
affirmative voice ,
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agreement ,
answer to ,
applaud ,
approbation ,
approval ,
approve ,
approve of ,
assort with ,
aye ,
be agreeable ,
be consistent ,
be of one ,
be uniform with ,
be willing ,
blessing ,
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check ,
cheer ,
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chorus ,
cohere ,
coherence ,
coincide ,
coincidence ,
compatibility ,
complaisance ,
compliance ,
comply ,
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concord ,
concordance ,
concur ,
condescend ,
conform ,
conform with ,
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conformation ,
conformity ,
congeniality ,
congruence ,
congruency ,
congruity ,
connivance ,
connive at ,
consent ,
consent to silently ,
consist with ,
consistency ,
consonance ,
consort ,
cooperate ,
cooperation ,
correspond ,
correspondence ,
deference ,
deign ,
dovetail ,
eagerness ,
endorse ,
endorsement ,
equivalence ,
face the music ,
fall in together ,
fit together ,
give consent ,
give the nod ,
go along with ,
go together ,
go with ,
grant ,
hail ,
hang together ,
harmonize ,
harmony ,
have no objection ,
hit ,
hold together ,
hold with ,
homage ,
in toto ,
interlock ,
intersect ,
intersection ,
jibe ,
kneeling ,
knock under ,
knuckle down ,
knuckle under ,
live with it ,
lock ,
match ,
nod ,
nod assent ,
nonopposal ,
nonopposition ,
nonresistance ,
not refuse ,
not resist ,
obedience ,
obeisance ,
obey ,
okay ,
oneness ,
overlap ,
parallel ,
parallelism ,
passiveness ,
passivity ,
peace ,
permission ,
permit ,
promptitude ,
promptness ,
rapport ,
ratification ,
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readiness ,
receive ,
register ,
register with ,
relent ,
resign ,
resignation ,
resignedness ,
respond to ,
sanction ,
say aye ,
say yes ,
self -
consistency ,
sing in chorus ,
sort with ,
square ,
square with ,
stand together ,
subjection ,
submission ,
submit ,
submittal ,
subscribe to ,
succumb ,
supineness ,
swallow it ,
swallow the pill ,
symmetry ,
sync ,
synchronism ,
take ,
take it ,
take kindly to ,
tally ,
timing ,
ungrudgingness ,
uniformity ,
union ,
unison ,
unisonance ,
unloathness ,
unreluctance ,
vote affirmatively ,
vote aye ,
vote for ,
welcome ,
willingness ,
wink at ,
yes ,
yield assent ,
yielding ASSENT ,
contracts .
An agreement to something that has been done before .
2 .
It is either express ,
where it is openly declared ;
or implied ,
where it is presumed by law .
For instance ,
when a conveyance is made to a man ,
his assent to it is presumed ,
for the following reasons ;
cause there is a strong intendment of law ,
that it is for a person '
s benefit to take ,
and no man can be supposed to be unwilling to do that which is for his advantage .
2 .
Because it would seem incongruous and absurd ,
that when a conveyance is completely executed on the part of the grantor ,
the estate should continue in him .
3 .
Because it is contrary to the policy of law to permit the freehold to remain in suspense and uncertainty .
2 Ventr .
201 ;
3 Mod .
296A 3 Lev .
284 ;
Show .
P .
C .
150 ;
3 Barn . &
Alders .
31 ;
1 Binn .
R .
502 ;
2 Hayw .
234 ;
12 Mass IR .
461 4 Day ,
395 ;
5 S . &
R .
523 20 John .
R .
184 ;
14 S . &
R .
296 15 Wend .
R .
656 ;
4 Halst .
R .
161 ;
6 Verm .
R .
411 .
3 .
When a devise draws after it no charge or risk of loss ,
and is ,
therefore ,
a mere bounty ,
the assent of the devisee to ,
take it will be presumed .
17 Mass .
73 ,
4 .
A dissent properly expressed would prevent the title from passing from the grantor unto the grantee .
1 2 Mass .
R .
46 1 .
See 3 Munf .
R .
345 ;
4 Munf .
R .
332 ,
pl .
9 5 Serg . &
Rawle ,
523 ;
8 Watts ,
R .
9 ,
11 20 Johns .
R .
184 .
The rule requiring an express dissent ,
does not apply ,
however ,
when the grantee is bound to pay a consideration for the thing granted .
1 Wash .
C .
C .
Rep .
70 .
4 .
When an offer to do a thing has been made ,
it is not binding on the party making it ,
until the assent of the other party has been given and such assent must be to the same subject -
matter ,
in the same sense .
1 Summ .
218 .
When such assent is given ,
before the offer is withdrawn ,
the contract is complete .
6 Wend .
103 .
See 5 Wend .
523 ;
5 Greenl .
R .
419 ;
3 Mass .
1 ;
8 S .
R .
243 ;
12 John .
190 ;
19 John .
205 ;
4 Call ,
R .
379 1 Fairf .
185 ;
and Offer .
5 .
In general ,
when an assignment is made to one for the benefit of creditors the assent of the assignees will be presumed .
1 Binn .
502 ,
518 ;
6 W . &
S .
339 ;
8 Leigh ,
R .
272 ,
281 .
But see 24 Wend .
280 .
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