- assessment (n.)
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[assessment 词源字典] - 1540s, "value of property for tax purposes," from assess + -ment. Meaning "determination or adjustment of tax rate" is from 1540s; general sense of "estimation" is recorded from 1620s. In education jargon from 1956.[assessment etymology, assessment origin, 英语词源]