assent
[ə'sent] formal
noun uncountable
■official agreement to or approval of an idea, plan or request 同意；赞成•Once the directors have given their assent to the proposal we can begin.一旦董事们同意这项提议，我们就可以开始了。 •She nodded her assent to the proposal.她点头表示同意该建议。 •UK Before an Act of Parliament can become law, it needs to receive Royal Assent (= an official signature) from the monarch.议会通过的法案需要国王或女王的御准才能成为法律。 Compare dissent
[ə'sent] formal
verb intransitive
■to agree to or give official approval to something 同意；赞成•Have they assented to the terms of the contract?他们同意合约的条款了吗？ |