assess: [15] The literal meaning of Latin assidēre, ultimate source of assess, was ‘sit beside someone’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix ad- ‘near’ and sedēre ‘sit’, a relative of English sit). This developed the secondary meaning ‘sit next to a judge and assist him in his deliberations’ (which lies behind English assize), and in medieval Latin the sense passed from helping the judge to performing his functions, particularly in fixing the amount of a fine or tax to be paid.
Hence English assess, which came via Old French assesser from Latin assess-, the past participial stem of assidēre. (The Latin adjective assiduus, formed from assidēre in the sense ‘apply oneself to something’, gave English assiduous [16].) => assiduous, assize, session, sit, size
assess (v.)
early 15c., "to fix the amount (of a tax, fine, etc.)," from Anglo-French assesser, from Medieval Latin assessare "fix a tax upon," originally frequentative of Latin assessus "a sitting by," past participle of assidere "to sit beside" (and thus to assist in the office of a judge), from ad- "to" (see ad-) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). One of the judge's assistant's jobs was to fix the amount of a fine or tax. Meaning "to estimate the value of property for the purpose of taxing it" is from 1809; transferred sense of "to judge the value of a person, idea, etc." is from 1934. Related: Assessed; assessing.
例文
1. We know some sex offenders dupe the psychologists who assess them.
性犯罪者の中には、彼らを評価する心理学者を愚弄する人がいることを知っている。
2.She suggests you first assess your income and outgoings.
彼女はあなたにまず自分の収入と支出を見積もることをお勧めします。
3.The college has few ways to assess the quality of education overall.
全体的に見ると、この大学の教育の質を評価する方法はごくわずかだ。
4.It 's impossible to assess how many officers are participating in the slowdown.どれだけの高級社員がサボタージュに関与しているかを推定することは不可能です。
5.As an adult,you can assess the situation realistically.