assertive

adjective
🔊/əˈsɜːtɪv/
🔊/əˈsɜːrtɪv/
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  1. expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence, so that people take notice坚定自信的;坚决主张的
    • You should try and be more assertive.你应该努力坚定信心。🔊🔊
    • assertive behaviour坚定自信的行为
    opposite submissive
    Extra Examples
    • People today are more assertive in their demands for social justice.今天的人们对社会正义的要求更加自信。
    • She decided to adopt a more assertive approach.她决定采用一种更加果断的方法。
    • There was a new assertive foreign policy in the White House.当时白宫制定的新外交政策是绝不含糊。
    • They get training in how to be assertive rather than aggressive.他们接受了如何自信而不是进取的培训。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1, Personal qualitiesc1