名詞 assent:

1. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
   同義詞：acquiescence

動(dòng)詞 assent:

1. to agree or express agreement
   同義詞：accede, acquiesce

1. The new law has received the royal assent.
   新的法規(guī)已得到國(guó)王的批準(zhǔn)。
2. I translated her silence as assent.
   我認(rèn)為她沉默不語(yǔ)就是同意了。
3. Assent or agreement to join.
   同意贊成或同意參加
4. The judge assented to allow the prisoner to speak.
   法官同意允許犯人申辯。
5. The chairman assented to the committee's proposals.
   主席贊成委員會(huì)的建議。

as.sent

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
as.sent.ed,as.sent.ing,as.sents
To agree, as to a proposal; concur.
贊成：贊成，如某建議；贊同
n.（名詞）
Agreement; concurrence:
同意；贊同：
例句：
reached assent on a course of action.
就行動(dòng)進(jìn)程達(dá)成一致意見

Acquiescence; consent:
默認(rèn)；贊同：
例句：
gave my assent to the plan.
我對(duì)計(jì)劃表示同意

來(lái)源：
Middle English assenten
中古英語(yǔ) assenten
from Old French assentir
源自 古法語(yǔ) assentir
from Latin assent3ro
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) assent3ro
ad- [ad-]
ad- [前綴，表.朝，向.]
sentore [to feel] * see sent-
sentore [感受] *參見 sent-

【引伸】
assent.er 或
assen.tor
n.（名詞）
assent.ingly
adv.（副詞）
assen.tive
adj.（形容詞）
assen.tiveness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>assent,agree,accede,acquiesce,consent,concur,subscribeThese verbs denote concurrence with another`s views, proposals, or actions.
這些動(dòng)詞都表示贊同別人的觀點(diǎn)，建議或行動(dòng)。
Assent implies agreement, as with a statement or a proposal, especially when it results from deliberation:
Assent 指同意，如一個(gè)聲明或建議，尤指有意得到的結(jié)果：
例句：
They readily assented to our suggestion.
他們迅速地同意了我們的建議。

Agree and accede are related in the sense that assent has been reached after discussion or efforts at persuasion,butaccede implies that one person or group has yielded, as to the insistence of the other:
Agree
.It was not possible to agree to a proposal so extraordinary and unexpected. (William Robertson).
accede 兩詞是在經(jīng)討論或勸說(shuō)努力后達(dá)成協(xié)議，這一含義上有關(guān)聯(lián)，
accede 指一個(gè)人或一組人由于另一方堅(jiān)持做了讓步：
例句：
.不可能對(duì)這么不尋常的，難以預(yù)料的一個(gè)建議表示同意. （威廉·羅伯遜）。

例句：
.In an evil hour this proposal was acceded to. (Mary E. Herbert).
.這個(gè)建議在這個(gè)不幸的時(shí)候獲得同意. （瑪麗·E·赫伯特）。

Acquiesce suggests passive assent, often despite reservations, because of inability or unwillingness to oppose:
Acquiesce 指被動(dòng)地同意，通常有保留意見，因?yàn)椴荒軌蚧虿辉敢夥磳?duì)：
例句：
I had to acquiesce in her decision despite my private opinion.
我不得不默認(rèn)她的決定，盡管我有我自己的看法。

Consent implies voluntary acquiescence to the desire or proposal of another:
Consent 指自愿地默認(rèn)另一個(gè)人的建議或愿望：
例句：
Her parents refused to consent to her marriage.
她的父母親拒絕默許她的婚姻。

Concur refers to agreement with another`s position and may suggest that one has reached the same conclusion independently:
Concur 指贊成另一個(gè)人的立場(chǎng)并可能含有某人獨(dú)立地得出相同結(jié)論的意思：
例句：
.I concurred with our incumbent in getting up a petition against the Reform Bill. (George Eliot).
.我同意我們義不容辭地要組織請(qǐng)?jiān)敢苑磳?duì)修正法律. （喬治·愛略特）。

Subscribe indicates hearty consent or approval:
Subscribe 指忠心地同意和贊成：
例句：
.I am contented to subscribe to the opinion of the best-qualified judge of our time. (Sir Walter Scott).
.我很高興地贊同我們時(shí)代最優(yōu)秀法官的意見. （沃爾特·史考特爵士）。