assess
英 [ə'ses] 美 [ə'ses]
v.评定；评估；估算
◉Etymology
“Assess” 源自拉丁语 “assidere”，由 “ad-”（意为“向”）和 “sedere”（意为“坐”）组成。因此，“assess” 的字面意思是“坐在旁边”或“附着于”。最初，这个词用于描述评估师坐在估价对象旁边进行评估的行为。进入英语后，“assess” 的含义逐渐演变为“评估”或“评定”，常用于财务、教育和其他需要评估的领域
◉外刊例句
① 《金融时报》 (Financial Times), 2023年7月12日
“The company is assessing the potential impact of the new regulations on its business model.”
“公司正在评估新法规对其业务模式的潜在影响。”
② 《卫报》 (The Guardian), 2022年9月25日
“Experts are assessing the damage caused by the recent floods in the region.”
“专家正在评估最近该地区洪水造成的损失。”
◉经典名著
在乔治·奥威尔的小说《1984》（Nineteen Eighty-Four）中，“assess” 用于描绘对思想和行为的严密监控和评估：
“The Party has devised a system to assess the loyalty of its members through constant surveillance.”
“党设计了一套系统，通过持续监控来评估其成员的忠诚度。”
◉Usage Examples
(1) He can quickly assess a person's character.
(2) How do you assess your students?
(3) We will assess the damages caused by the flood.
(4) She looked at the house and assessed its market value.
(1) 他能很快地评定出某人的品质。
(2) 你如何评估学生们？
(3) 我们将对洪灾造成的损失进行评估。
(4) 她看了看房子并估算了其市场价值。
◉Usage Notes
Before you try to sell your car, you should ask an expert to assess its value––once you know what it's worth, it's easier to find a fair price. When you assess a matter, you make a judgment about it.
The verb assess has the general meaning of determining the importance or value of something. It also has a few specialized uses having to do with amounts of money, such as fines, fees, and taxes. It can mean to set the value of property for purposes of taxation, or to charge a person or business a tax or fee. This verb came through French from Latin assidēre "to sit as a judge."
◉Colins
1. [VERB 动词]评估；评价；考查 When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them. [V n] [V wh]
Our correspondent has been assessing the impact of the sanctions...
我们的记者一直在评估制裁带来的影响。
The test was to assess aptitude rather than academic achievement...
这次测试是考查能力，而不是学习成绩。
It would be a matter of assessing whether she was well enough to travel.
问题是要看她是否已康复到可以旅行。
2. [VERB 动词]评估（价值）；估价 When you assess the amount of money that something is worth or should be paid, you calculate or estimate it. [V n] [V-ed] [Also V wh]
Ask them to send you information on how to assess the value of your belongings...
让他们把怎样评估你的财产价值的资料寄来。
What's the property's assessed value?
这些财产的估值是多少？
