assert

[ə'sə:t]

vt.断言, 主张, 生效

vt.

1. 断言, 声称[+that][O2]

She asserted her innocence.

她宣称她是清白的。

He asserted that he was not guilty.

他声明他无罪。

2. 维护, 坚持; 主张拥有

The boss asserted his authority by punishing his employees.

老板靠惩罚雇员来维护自己的权威。

3. 显示; 确立

词形变化

形容词: assertable | 名词: asserter | 动词过去式: asserted | 动词过去分词: asserted | 动词现在分词: asserting | 动词第三人称单数: asserts |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.断言, 声称; 坚持

declare  state  affirm  pronounce  insist on  

同义参见:

testify  tell  say  propose  impute  

英英释义

动词 assert:

state categorically

同义词：asseverate, maintain

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

同义词：affirm, verify, avow, aver, swan, swear

insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized

同义词：put forward

assert to be true

同义词：insist

短语词组

assert oneself

1. 坚持自己的权利; 显示自己的权威(或威力)

The laws of historical development will assert themselves.

历史发展的规律是不可抗拒的。

补充

assertassert英:[əˈsə:t] 美:[əˈsɚt]vt.1.声称, 断言He asserted his ideas loudly and clearly.他大声明确地说出自己的想法。Her friends asserted that she was innocent.她的朋友断言她是无罪的。She asserted the charge to be incorrect.她断言这起指控是不正确的。2.维护, 坚持

例句

1. Altman asserted, 'We were making a political statement about western civilization and greed.'奥尔特曼坚称“我们发表的是关于西方文明和贪婪的政治宣言”。 2. The Minister asserts that the briefing never reached him.部长坚称自己从未收到过这份简报。 3. The defendants continue to assert their innocence.被告继续坚称自己是无辜的。 4. The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves.各个共和国开始维护自治的权利。 5. The people have asserted their power.人民维护了自己的权力。 6. He wished to assert his authority in his own house.他希望在家里维持自己的权威。 7. We encouraged him to assert his own view.我们鼓励他坚持自己的观点。 8. He's speaking up and asserting himself.他公开表明了自己的看法并坚持己见。 9. She asserted that she was innocent.她坚称自己清白无辜。 10. He asserted his innocence of the crime.他坚称自己无罪。 11. to assert one's rights (或 claims)维护自己的权利(或要求) 12. to assert a first cause as necessary假定第一个原因是不可缺少的 13. [with clause]the company asserts that the cuts will not affect development.公司断言这些削减不会影响发展。 14. [with obj.]he asserted his innocence.他坚称自己是无辜的。 15. [with direct speech]‘I don't know why she came,’ he asserted.“我不知道她为什么来了。”他断然说道。 16. the good librarian is able to assert authority when required.当被问到读者权限问题时，优秀的图书馆管理员会明确地给出回答。 17. it was time to assert himself.是他坚定不移地行事的时候了。 18. You ought to assert yourself more.你应该更明确地坚持自己的立场。 19. to assert your authority显示自己的权威 20. "“Poverty is the city's most serious problem,” the authors assert. = The authors assert that poverty is the city's most serious problem."“贫穷是这个城市最严重的问题。”几位发起人断言道。 21. He asserted that there were spies in the government.他坚称政府内部有间谍。 22. "Despite the evidence against him, he has continued to assert his innocence. [=has continued to say that he is innocent]"尽管证据对他不利，但他还是坚称自己无罪。 23. She asserted her independence from her parents by getting her own apartment.她有了自己的房子，坚持从父母身边独立出来。 24. The boss was reluctant to assert his authority over his employees.老板并不愿意凌驾于自己的员工之上。 25. "If you want people to listen to your opinions, you'll need to learn how to assert yourself."如果想要别人听你的，你需要学会如何坚持自己的意见。 26. The coach wants the players to assert themselves [=play more aggressively] on the field.教练要求队员们在球场上多一些霸气。 27. Doubts about the value of the work began to assert themselves.对这项工作的价值产生的疑虑开始逐渐显现。 28. I don't always agree with his assertions [=his strong statements] about politics.对他的政治主张，我并非一贯赞同。 29. an assertion of innocence无罪声明 30. Getting her own apartment was the first step in the assertion of her independence.拥有自己的住房是她宣告独立的第一步。 31. The group asserts that the smoking ban will negatively affect restaurant and bar owners.这一组织声称禁烟会对餐馆和酒吧业主造成负面影响。 32. She has declared her support for the candidate.她公开宣称支持这位候选人。 33. He again affirmed his belief in the existence of an afterlife.他再次坚称他相信人死后会转世。 34. Both avowed that they had nothing to do with the crime.两人公开表示他们与这一犯罪行为无关。