reassure學測 L5KK [ˌriəˈʃʊr]/ˌriəˈʃʊr/
安撫;使放心·給予保證;消除疑慮
學測常考動詞,易與ensure混淆
Before the exam, Mom sent me a message to reassure me, and I felt much calmer.

段考前,媽媽傳訊息安撫我,讓我頓時安心不少。

reassure 的受詞一定是人,要安撫的事情得靠 that 子句或 about 片語表達,不能直接當受詞。

一個畫面:伸手扶住搖晃的人

心裡動搖擔心讓人站不穩
伸手扶住出聲穩住對方
重新站穩疑慮散去,恢復信心

義項

安撫哭泣C1verb安撫;使放心
The nurse smiled and spoke softly to reassure the crying child.
護理師微笑著輕聲安撫哭泣的小孩。
reassure the patientreassure the child
消除疑慮C1verb給予保證;消除疑慮
The manager tried to reassure the staff that their jobs were safe.
經理試著向員工保證他們的工作是安全的。
reassure the staffreassure the family

片語

reassure the public安撫民心 →向大眾說明不必擔心
reassure investors穩定股東 →向出資者保證沒問題
reassure yourself自我安慰 →告訴自己別緊張

你會不會這樣說?

The coach tried to ___ the team before the big game. (reassure / ensure)

看答案

reassure

reassure 的受詞須是人,team 指人,故用 reassure。

core image 中「搖晃的人」代表對方原本情緒平靜、沒有任何疑慮,這樣的理解正確嗎?

看答案

不正確

搖晃代表因擔心而不穩,reassure 讓人重新站穩,而非原本平靜。

字族

reassurance 安撫;令人放心的話・reassuring 令人安心的

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多益練習

本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫

情境例句

簡報前安撫同事
A short practice session helped reassure the nervous presenter.
一場簡短的演練讓緊張的簡報者安心了一些。
說明培訓安排
The supervisor reassured the team that extra training sessions had been scheduled.
主管向團隊確認已安排額外的培訓課程,讓大家消除疑慮。

詞族

reassure verb 安撫;使放心・reassurance noun 使人安心的話語或行動・reassuring adjective 令人安心的・reassuringly adverb 以令人安心的方式

四選一

The supervisor spoke calmly to ____ the new employee before her first presentation.

  • reassurance
  • reassuringly
  • reassure
  • reassuring
看答案

reassure

此處 to 表示目的,後接原形動詞 reassure,並以 the new employee 為受詞。reassurance 是名詞,reassuringly 是副詞,reassuring 是形容詞或分詞,皆無法完成此處的不定詞結構。

同義改寫

A short practice session helped reassure the nervous presenter. → A short practice session helped the nervous presenter feel more confident.
此處 reassure 指幫助簡報者恢復信心,因此可改寫為 helped ... feel more confident。
The supervisor reassured the team that extra training sessions had been scheduled. → The supervisor put the team's concerns to rest by confirming that extra training sessions had been scheduled.
兩句都表示主管藉由確認培訓安排,消除團隊的疑慮;保留了說明內容與安撫作用。

延伸練習

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