ascertain
verb /ˌæsəˈteɪn/
/ˌæsərˈteɪn/
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they ascertain | /ˌæsəˈteɪn/ /ˌæsərˈteɪn/ |
| he / she / it ascertains | /ˌæsəˈteɪnz/ /ˌæsərˈteɪnz/ |
| past simple ascertained | /ˌæsəˈteɪnd/ /ˌæsərˈteɪnd/ |
| past participle ascertained | /ˌæsəˈteɪnd/ /ˌæsərˈteɪnd/ |
| -ing form ascertaining | /ˌæsəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /ˌæsərˈteɪnɪŋ/ |
- to find out the true or correct information about something
查明；弄清 - ascertain something It can be difficult to ascertain the facts.
可能难以查明事实真相。 - ascertain that… I ascertained that the driver was not badly hurt.
我已查清，驾驶员伤势不重。 - it is ascertained that… It should be ascertained that the plans comply with the law.
须要弄清楚，这些计划要合法。 - ascertain what, whether, etc… The police are trying to ascertain what really happened.
警方正设法查清到底发生了什么事。 - Could you ascertain whether she will be coming to the meeting?
请你弄清楚她来不来开会好吗？ - it is ascertained what, whether, etc… 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。
Collocations DictionaryAscertain is used with these nouns as the object:- authenticity
- fact
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘assure, convince’): from Old French acertener, based on Latin certus ‘settled, sure’. - ascertain something It can be difficult to ascertain the facts.