ascertain

ascertain，是一個英文單詞，動詞譯為探知，發現，弄清，查明(真相等)，確定。

發音

英 [,æsə'teɪn]美 ['æsɚ'ten]

釋義

vt.

• 探知，發現；弄清，查明(真相等)；確定：
  to ascertain the facts
  查明事實真相
  
• [古語]把…弄確實
  

短語

ascertain facts 查清

ascertain loss 確定損失

to ascertain 判明

例句

It's difficult to ascertain the coal deposits. 煤儲量很難探明。

If, then, we see meanness and smallness in the people whom we meet, it would bewell to ascertain if we ourselves are not causing such qualities to emanate fromus. 如果我們在我們遇到的人身上看到了卑鄙和小氣，那么，最好是確定一下我們自己是否沒有使這些品質從我們這裡散發出來。

Graphic artists usually produce the visual images; the role of the editor is to conceptualize the graphic, find the information it should contain or illustrate, andascertain its accuracy. 圖像藝術家通常負責提供視覺形像，而編輯的作用是將這些形像賦予思想，找出它應代表或顯示的資訊，並確定其準確性。