ASSENT    贊成然

SPEAK:say that one BELIEVES what ANOTHER in the PAST has SPEAK:said.
AGREE TOACCEPTAPPROVECONSENT TOACQUIESCE INCONCUR INGIVE ONE'S BLESSING TOSANCTIONENDORSECONFIRMGIVE THE GO-AHEAD TOGIVE THE NOD TOGIVE THE GREEN LIGHT TOGIVE THE OK TOOKGIVE THE THUMBS UP TOACCEDE TOAGREEMENTACCEPTANCEAPPROVALAPPROBATIONCONSENTACQUIESCENCECOMPLIANCECONCURRENCESANCTIONENDORSEMENTCONFIRMATIONPERMISSIONLEAVEBLESSINGTHE GO-AHEADTHE NODTHE GREEN LIGHTTHE OKTHE THUMBS UP
Old Chinese Criteria
[[BASIC/MARGINAL]] [[COMMON/RARE]] [ELEVATED/INFORMAL] [EXPLICIT/IMPLIED] [FACTUAL/MORAL] [MORAL/FACTUAL] [PROSPECTIVE/RETROSPECTIVE] 1. The general word expressing approval of what has been said is rán 然 (ant. fǒu 否 "deny") which is neutral and colourless. [FACTUAL!]; [[COMMON]] 2. Kě 可 refers to overt linguistic or covert linguistic approval of something as acceptable, and what is assented to may be an action or an opinion. [GENERAL+]; [[CURRENT]] 3. Xǔ 許 focusses on a superior's autonomous decision to side with or admit the truth of a statement that has been made. [LINGUISTIC], [OFFICIAL], [OVERT], [PROSPECTIVE]; [[CURRENT]] 4. Yǔn 允 refers to an emperor or very senior person agreeing or acceding to a view. [ELEVATED], [EXPLICIT], [OFFICIAL], [PROSPECTIVE] 5. Shì 是 signifies purely intellecual assent with the content of what has been said. [ABSTRACT], [FACTUAL]; [[CURRENT]] 6. Tóng 同 occasionally refers to assent coupled with intended practical support. [IMPLICIT!], [SPECIALISED]; [[RARE]] 7. Yǔ 與 "side with" focusses on the social aspect of assent which involves moral and sometimes even practical support for the person with whom one agrees. [PRACTICAL!], [SPECIALISED] 8. Shàn 善 (ant. fǒu 否 "disapprove of a judgment") typically refers to moral as well as intellectual approval with what has been said. [MORAL!]; [[MARGINAL]], [[RARE]]
Modern Chinese Criteria
贊成 is the current word referring to assent. 贊同 is a slightly formal word referring to slightly less explicit assent. 同情 refers to intellectual agreement which is not necessarily expressed in any explicit way. 傾向 refers to agreement or assent expressed through action. 支持 refers to assent as intellectual support. 同道 refers to systematic ideologically agreed principles. 同意 同心 齊心 一條心 齊心合力 同心同德 同心協力 戮力同心 一心一德 萬眾一心 眾志成城 同仇敵愾 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • AGREE TO　ASSENT that one is WILLING to ACT CONFORMing to someone OTHER:else's REQUEST.   (anc: 14/0, child: 4)
  • ADMIT　ASSENT to what the LISTENER has in the PAST DECLARED to be TRUE OR what the LISTENER is BELIEVED to BELIEVE is TRUE. (anc: 14/0, child: 3)
  • CONSENSUS　FREE ASSENT:agreement on something among the MEMBERS of an ASSOCIATION or a GROUP. (anc: 14/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • DISAGREESPEAK:say OR BELIEVE that what someone SPEAK:says OR BELIEVES is NOT TRUE.
  • CONFLICTCOMPETE AND DISAGREE ENDURINGLY so as to SHOW HATRED.
See also
  • TRUEEXIST CONFORMing to SPEAK(what is claimed). (BE AS SAID(asserted))[[NB: the subject of this syntactic predicate is the situation identified in the "sentence" of which this syntactic predicate is predicated. "God made Heaven and Earth" is TRUE iff the situation identified in this sentence (the creation of Heaven and Earth by God) EXISTS(i.e. occurred).]
Hypernym
  • SPEAK　ACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z. (anc: 12/0, child: 32)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    ASSENT/CONCUR

    assentiri is to assent from an inner conviction.

    assentari is to express assent, with or without inner conviction.

  • Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques ( DUFOUR 1910) p. 4

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 12.1457

    ZUSTIMMUNG

  • Handbuch der lateinischen und griechischen Synonymik ( SCHMIDT 1889) p. 17

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 325

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.195.154

    CONSENTIR.AQUIESCER.ADHERER.TOMBER D'ACCORD

    • Words (18 items)

    許諾  xǔ nuò OC: hŋaʔ naaɡ MC: hi̯ɤ nɑk 33 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)express one's agreement (to something contextually determinate) [omission of that object idiomatically obligatory, it might seem, in Warring States Chinese]
    • VPt(oN)go along with the contextually determinate suggestion NCH
    • VPtt(oN1.)+N2promise N2 to N1
    可  kě OC: khlaalʔ MC: khɑ 16 Attributions

    Kě 可 refers to overt linguistic or covert linguistic approval of something as acceptable, and what is assented to may be an action or an opinion. [GENERAL+]; [[CURRENT]]

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)putativegive one's consent; agree
    • vtoNpassivebe assented to 可於N "be assented to by N"
    • vtoNputativeapprove intellectually, give one's moral approval; consider as acceptable, declare acceptable
    是  shì OC: ɡljeʔ MC: dʑiɛ 14 Attributions

    Shì 是 signifies purely intellecual assent with the content of what has been said. [ABSTRACT], [FACTUAL]; [[CURRENT]]

      Word relations
    • Ant: 非/CRITICISE The current general term for criticism is fēi 非 (ant. shì 是 "approve of").
    • Synon: 信/BELIEVE Xìn 信 is sometimes used to refer to someone trusting something to be the case or being confident that something is the case.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNputativeconsider as right, approve (see also APPROPRIATE)
    • vtoNreflexive.自.ownNapprove of (oneself)CH
    善  shàn OC: ɡjenʔ MC: dʑiɛn 11 Attributions

    Shàn 善(ant. fǒu 否 "disapprove of a judgment") typically refers to moral as well as intellectual approval with what has been said. [MORAL!]; [[MARGINAL]], [[RARE]]

      Syntactic words
    • vi(0)The contextually determinate proposition is highly acceptable> Good!
    • vtoNputativeapprove
    許  xǔ OC: hŋaʔ MC: hi̯ɤ 9 Attributions

    Xǔ 許 focusses on a superior's autonomous decision to side with or admit the truth of a statement that has been made. [LINGUISTIC], [OFFICIAL], [OVERT], [PROSPECTIVE]; [[CURRENT]]

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)subject=inferiorfind acceptable, declare acceptable; approve explicitly of what has been said as true, as a superior; agree to something that has been proposed to one; go along what has been said;
    • vtoNN=humagree with an inferior (and his suggestions)
    • vtoNsubject=inferiorassent to (a superior)
    • vtoNsubject=superiorfind acceptable, declare acceptable; approve explicitly of what has been said as true, as a superior; agree to something that has been proposed to one; go along what has been said;
    同  tóng OC: looŋ MC: duŋ 9 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]nonreferentialthose who agree; those who connive
    • vt+prep+Nbe in intellectual or emotional agreement with
    • vtoNagree with
    取  qǔ OC: skhoʔ MC: tshi̯o 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabsemanticpoint one should agree with
    • vtoNagree with; advocate 不取 "disagree"
    • vtoSagree with the proposition that SCH
    與  yù OC: k-las MC: ji̯ɤ 3 Attributions

    Yù 與 "side with" focusses on the social aspect of assent which involves moral and sometimes even practical support for the person with whom one agrees. [PRACTICAL], [SPECIALISED]

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNside with, agree with; give aid to
    然  rán OC: njen MC: ȵiɛn 3 Attributions

    The general word expressing approval of what has been said is rán 然 (ant. fǒu 否 "deny") which is neutral and colourless. [FACTUAL!]; [[COMMON]]

      Word relations
    • Synon: 信/BELIEVE Xìn 信 is sometimes used to refer to someone trusting something to be the case or being confident that something is the case.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNagree that something is the case; be ready to accept; take advice
    納  nà OC: nuub MC: nəp
    內  nèi OC: nuubs MC: nuo̝i 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNactreceive with approval; accept (views)
    證據  zhèng jù OC: tjɯŋs klas MC: tɕɨŋ ki̯ɤ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)find the contextually determinate N sufficiently proved
    • VPtoNapprove of; give one's approval to; accept
    然納  rán nà OC: njen nuub MC: ȵiɛn nəp 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNdeclare to be acceptable, accept as correct
    右  yòu OC: ɢʷɯs MC: ɦɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNexpress one's agreement with
    合  hé OC: ɡloob MC: ɦəp 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)agree with the contextually determinate N
    聽可  tīng kě OC: theeŋ khlaalʔ MC: theŋ khɑ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)agree to the contextually determinate proposition
    若  ruò OC: njaɡ MC: ȵi̯ɐk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNagree, assent to; approve
    允  yǔn OC: k-lunʔ MC: jʷin 0 Attributions

    Yǔn 允 refers to an emperor or very senior person agreeing or acceding to a view. [ELEVATED], [LINGUISTIC], [OFFICIAL], [PROSPECTIVE]

      Syntactic words
    入  rù OC: njub MC: ȵip 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNagree with