ascertain
v. 查明,弄清; 确定
If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
Through doing this, the teacher will be able to ascertain the extent to which the child understands what he is reading...
这样一来,老师就能确定孩子们对他所读的内容理解多少了。
Once they had ascertained that he was not a spy, they agreed to release him...
一旦确认他并非间谍,他们即同意将他释放。
1. after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study;
2. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;
3. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort;
4. learn or discover with certainty
discover, find, detect, ascertain
这些动词均有"发现"之意。
The causes of unhappiness in the past and in the present are not difficult to ascertain.
过去和现在的不幸根源不难查明.
The insurance adjustor had to ascertain the exact value of the missing jewels.
这个保险金估算人必须核实这些丢失的珠宝的价值.
I ascertain that he was murdered.
我确定他是被谋杀的.
They are doing everything possible to ascertain his whereabouts.
他们正在尽力调查他的下落.
We'll ascertain such matter through joint assessment.
我们将通过双方共同估算来确定这些东西的价值.