assert

verb
🔊/əˈsɜːt/
🔊/əˈsɜːrt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they assert
🔊/əˈsɜːt/
🔊/əˈsɜːrt/
he / she / it asserts
🔊/əˈsɜːts/
🔊/əˈsɜːrts/
past simple asserted
🔊/əˈsɜːtɪd/
🔊/əˈsɜːrtɪd/
past participle asserted
🔊/əˈsɜːtɪd/
🔊/əˈsɜːrtɪd/
-ing form asserting
🔊/əˈsɜːtɪŋ/
🔊/əˈsɜːrtɪŋ/
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  1. to state clearly and definitely that something is true明确肯定;断言
    • assert that… She continued to assert that she was innocent.她仍然坚称自己无辜。🔊🔊
    • The report asserts confidently that the industry will grow.报告断言该行业肯定会发展起来。
    • assert something She continued to assert her innocence.她仍然坚称自己无辜。🔊🔊
    • The German Chancellor was anxious to assert her government's commitment to European unity.德国总理急切地宣称其政府对欧洲统一的承诺。
    • + speech ‘That is wrong,’ he asserted.“那是错的。” 他断言道。🔊🔊
    • it is asserted that… It is commonly asserted that older people prefer to receive care from family members.人们普遍确认,老年人更愿意由家人照顾。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • boldly
    • confidently
    • emphatically
    See full entry
  2. assert yourself to behave in a confident and determined way so that other people pay attention to your opinions坚持自己的主张;表现坚定
    • You’re too timid—you must try to assert yourself more.你太畏缩了--要尽量增强自信心。
  3. assert something to make other people recognize your right or authority to do something, by behaving in a determined and confident way维护自己的权利(或权威)
    • to assert your independence/rights维护你的独立/权利
    • I was determined to assert my authority from the beginning.我决心一开始就维护我的权威。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • She wished to assert her independence from her parents.她希望能够坚持不依赖父母。
    • He managed to assert his power over the media.他设法施加对媒体的影响力。
    • They successfully asserted their right to protect their homes.他们成功地捍卫了自己保卫家园的权利。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + assert
    • need to
    • be determined to
    • wish to
    See full entry
  4. assert itself to start to have an effect生效;起作用
    • Good sense asserted itself.明智服人。🔊🔊
  5. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin asserere ‘claim, affirm’, from ad- ‘to’ + serere ‘to join’.