英语词源 | assess 评定、估价

assess原本是个法律术语，字面意思是“坐下来”，指的是坐在法官办公室计算确定当事人应该缴纳多少税款或罚金，该职责由法官助手之一承担。

assess 英 [əˈses] 美 [əˈsɛs]

• The young men were assessed as either safe or unsafe drivers.
  这些年轻人被评定为谨慎驾驶员和不谨慎驾驶员两类。
• I'd assess your chances as low.
  我估计你的机会不大。
• The committee assesses whether a building is worth preserving.
  由该委员会评定建筑物是否值得保存。
• We are trying to assess how well the system works.
  我们正设法评估这个系统运行得是否顺畅。