If something is reassuring, it makes you feel less worried or less afraid. A reassuring smile, a reassuring voice, a reassuring piece of news — they all settle you a little.

If something is reassuring如果某件事是 reassuring 的， it makes you feel less worried or less afraid它會讓你比較不擔心、比較不害怕。A reassuring smile, a reassuring voice, a reassuring piece of news像 a reassuring smile（讓人安心的微笑）、a reassuring voice（讓人安心的聲音）、a reassuring piece of news（讓人安心的消息）—— they all settle you a little這些都會讓你稍微安定下來。

The word describes the effect on the person who hears or sees it, not how hard the speaker tried. Though actually, a reassuring thing is not always true, and not always enough. Someone can sound reassuring and still be guessing.

The word describes the effect on the person who hears or sees it這個字形容的是聽到或看到的人身上的效果， not how hard the speaker tried而不是說話的人有多努力。Though actually不過其實， a reassuring thing is not always true一件讓人安心的事不一定是真的， and not always enough也不一定夠。Someone can sound reassuring一個人可以聽起來很讓人安心， and still be guessing卻其實只是在猜。

We still use the word for the feeling: “That’s reassuring to hear.” It is an everyday word. It often answers a specific fear (“Will I pass?” “Yes — and here is why”), so it can feel a little more pointed than a general “nice” or “kind.” It comes from the verb reassure, used here as an adjective.

We still use the word for the feeling我們還是會用這個字來講那種感覺： “That’s reassuring to hear.”「That's reassuring to hear.」（聽到這個讓人安心） It is an everyday word.這是個日常用字。It often answers a specific fear它常常是在回應一個具體的害怕 (“Will I pass?” “Yes — and here is why”)（像「我會過嗎？」「會，理由是……」）， so it can feel a little more pointed than a general “nice” or “kind.”所以感覺會比一般的「nice」或「kind」更有針對性。It comes from the verb reassure它是從動詞 reassure 來的， used here as an adjective在這裡當形容詞用。