| 单词 | assert |
| 释义 | assert[ə'sə:t]vt. 主张, 坚称, 断言【法】 宣称, 断言, 维护相关词组:to assert sth to be trueto assert oneself assert as.sert AHD: […-sûrt“] D.J. [*6sT8t]K.K. [*6sPt]v.tr.（及物动词） as.sert.ed,as.sert.ing,as.serts 1. To state or express positively; affirm:断言：肯定地说出或讲出；断言：asserted his innocence.他坚称自己无罪2. To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example).维护，坚持：维护或坚持（如，自己的权利）3. To put (oneself) forward boldly or forcefully in an effort to make an opinion known, for example:坚持己见：大胆地或强有力地提出（自己）的观点，以使其为大家所知，如：I had to assert myself in the meeting in order to ensure acquisition of the new book.我在会上不得不坚持自己观点以保证得到那本新书语源:1. Latin asserere assert- 拉丁语 asserere assert- 2. ad- [ad-] ad- [前缀，表“朝，向”] 3. serere [to join] * see ser- 2serere [参加] *参见 ser- 2继承用法:assert“able 或 adj.（形容词）assert“ible assert“er 或 n.（名词）asser“tor 参考词汇:1. assert,asseverate,declare,affirm,aver,avow2. These verbs all mean to make a positive statement.Toassert is to state one's opinion confidently but often without proof to support it: 这些动词的意思是肯定地提出。assert 是指自信地讲出自己的观点，但常常是没有证据来支持： “I have endeavored to assert nothing but what I had good authority for” (William Sewel).除了我确有把握的事情外，我不会断然地讲任何事情” （威廉·西维尔）。3. Asseverate connotes sober sincerity of assertion: Asseverate 指郑重真诚的断言： “The taxpayer also asseverates that his return from Greece proves conclusively that his intentions were and are honorable” (Daily Report for Executives).纳税人同时郑重声明他从希腊的返回，本身就非常有说服力地证明他的意图，曾经是，现在也是诚实的 （行政官员每日报告）。4. Declare has the approximate force ofassert but may suggest formality of statement and authority in the speaker: Declare 有接近于assert 所表述的力量，但含有表示讲话者礼节和权威的意思： Congress declared that it would reduce the budget deficit.国会宣布将要减少预算赤字。5. Affirm and aver stress the speaker's confidence in the validity of the statement: Affirm 科学家们还不能证实在其它星球上有生命存在。她断言离群索居对于创造性的工作是必不可少的。6. Avow implies frank and open acknowledgment or admission: Avow 含有坦诚的，坦率的承认或确认： “thinks the book succeeds in achieving its avowed purpose: to explain how the Court's current role evolved through history” (Tony Mauro).“认为该书成功地达到了公开宣布的目的：解释当今法庭作用的历史发展” （托尼·莫罗）。 |
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