每日一词 assay

【每日一词】assay - n. 化验；试验  vt. 分析；化验；尝试  vi. 鉴定；经检验证明内含成分

　　Definition:

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　　verb

　　1a: to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components

　　assayed the gold to determine its purity

　　1b: to judge the worth of : ESTIMATE

　　assay the results of the new changes

　　2: TRY, ATTEMPT

　　Again Israel assayed to reply, but could not. —Herman Melville

　　intransitive verb : to prove up in an assay

　　assayer noun

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　　noun

　　1: examination and determination as to characteristics (such as weight, measure, or quality)

　　2: analysis (as of an ore or drug) to determine the presence, absence, or quantity of one or more components

　　also : a test used in this analysis

　　3: a substance to be assayed

　　also : the tabulated result of assaying

　　4archaic : TRIAL, ATTEMPT

　　Synonyms

　　Verb - analyze,anatomize,break down,cut,deconstruct,dissect

　　Noun - analysis,anatomizing,anatomy,breakdown,deconstruction,dissection

　　Example Sentences

　　Verb

　　They assayed the gold to determine its purity.

　　the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining

　　Noun

　　a metallurgist did an assay on the metal and determined it contained nickel

　　the poem about a frustrated man's last assay at greatness

　　Recent Examples on the Web

　　Verb

　　This is a golden opportunity to do the standard shadow primary work of defining yourself and defining your opponent, creating some clear terms by which voters can easily assay the differences between your campaign and Trump’s.

　　—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023

　　Both sets of Naggs and Nells assay their parts splendidly.

　　—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2023