ascertain
ascertain 英 [ˌæsəˈteɪn] 美 [ˌæsərˈteɪn]
vt. 查明；弄清
进行时:ascertaining 过去式:ascertained 过去分词:ascertained 第三人称单数:ascertains
- Ascertain is a verb that means to find out something. You might have to go to the bank to ascertain if there is any money in your account.
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- vt. 查明；弄清
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1. It can be difficult to ascertain the facts.
可能难以查明事实真相。
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2. I ascertained that the driver was not badly hurt.
我已查清，驾驶员伤势不重。
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3. The police are trying to ascertain what really happened.
警方正设法查清到底发生了什么事。
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4. It must be ascertained if the land is still owned by the government.
必须确定这块土地是否仍属于政府所有。
- ascertain (v.) early 15c., "to inform, to give assurance" (a sense now obsolete), from Anglo-French acerteiner, Old French acertener "to assure, certify" (13c.), from a- "to" (see ad-) + certain "sure, assured" (see certain). Meaning "find out for sure by experiment or investigation" is first attested 1794. Related: Ascertained; ascertaining.
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