Q: assure/ensure 中文同樣都是”確保”,但用法哪裡不同呢?
A:
簡單來說: assure 後接人,ensure後配事,insure 加上錢。
詳解:當不確定用法時就來看看英文解釋。
基本上,assure 與 ensure 都有 make sure (確保)的意思。
不同之處在於 assure後面接”人”, ensure後面接”事物”
assure: to tell someone something is okay
“Do not worry about your problems with mathematics. I assure you mine are still greater.”
– Albert Einstein
“不用擔心你的數學問題。我向你保證,我的問題比較大。”
– 阿爾伯特 愛因斯坦
ensure: to make something certain to (not to) happen
ensure後面接”事物”或是”子句”
The overall aim is to ensure that our extra care is suitable for you.
我們的宗旨在於確保額外的照顧是適合您的。
再補充一點,ensure和insure的發音是一樣的,所以在聽力上有些人會被搞混。
insure: to protect financially / to cover with an insurance policy. (為…)投保
The necklace is insured for 1 million euros.
這條項鍊投保了一百萬歐元。
繞個口令玩文字:
I assure you I will ensure everyone has insurance. Grammar Girl
我向你保證我會確保每個人都有保險。(Grammar Girl)
Cheers
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