as・sur・ance /   ( )r ns,     r- |     r-,     r-/  | 
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  |     保証, 請け合い (promise) | 
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  | ・She gave them repeated assurances of your goodwill. 彼女は先方に繰り返しあなたの善意を保証した | 
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  | ・ +that  He gave me his assurance that the goods would be delivered tomorrow morning. 彼は品物はあすの朝届けると保証した. | 
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  |     確信 | 
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  | ・ +that  Nothing could shake our assurance that the product would sell. この製品が売れるという確信はどんなことがあってもゆるぎはしなかった. | 
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  |     自信 (confidence); 厚かましさ, ずうずうしさ | 
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  | ・with assurance 自信をもって | 
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  | ・an easy assurance of manner 自信のあるゆったりした態度. | 
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  |     《英》 保険 (cf. insurance 1a) | 
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  | ・life assurance 生命保険. | 
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  | (  assure) | 
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  | 【類義語】 ⇒certainty. |