10 rapid ascent, have his assent
趙Sir:Ascent和assent是一對同音異義字,你知道嗎?
Henry:以前不知道,現在知道了。兩字的意思為何?
趙Sir:Ascent有四個意思:
一、“攀登、登山”,例如:
He is making the first ascent of Mt. Everest.
(他正嘗試第一次攀登額菲爾士峰。)
二、“上坡路”,例如:
That is the southeast ascent of the mountain.
(那是山的東南坡。)
三、“上升”,例如:
We marvelled at the ascent of man from his original state to modern civilization.
(我們驚嘆人類自其原始狀態上升到現代文明。)
四、“(聲望/名氣的)提升、提高”,例如:
She did not expect her rapid ascent in the world of entertainment.
(她沒預料她在娛樂界的地位迅速提升。)
Henry:世事難料!Assent又如何?
趙Sir:Assent是“同意、贊成”,是動詞(verb)及名詞(noun)。
Henry:Assent用作動詞有例句嗎?
趙Sir:以下便是:
I won't assent to her plan.
(我不贊成她的計劃。)
I assent to listen to her.
(我答應聽她說。)
以下則是assent用作名詞的例句:
Once we have his assent, we can start.
(一旦得到他的同意,我們便開始行動。)
The directors have given their assent to the proposals.
(董事們已同意那些建議。)
Henry:萬事俱備,惟欠董事們同意;一旦得到assent,便可立刻推行。