assert

英 [əˈsɜːt]

美 [əˈsɜːrt]

v.  明确肯定; 断言; 坚持自己的主张; 表现坚定; 维护自己的权利(或权威)

过去式：asserted　现在分词：asserting　第三人称单数：asserts　过去分词：asserted　

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Collins.2 / BNC.3438 / COCA.3147

同义词辨析

assertcontendmaintain【导航词义：坚称】

affirmallegeassert【导航词义：断言】

牛津词典

verb

• 明确肯定；断言
  to state clearly and firmly that sth is true
  1. She continued to assert that she was innocent.
     她仍然坚称自己无辜。
  2. She continued to assert her innocence.
     她仍然坚称自己无辜。
  3. ‘That is wrong,’ he asserted.
     “那是错的。”他断言道。
  4. 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。
• 坚持自己的主张；表现坚定
  to behave in a confident and determined way so that other people pay attention to your opinions
• 维护自己的权利（或权威）
  to make other people recognize your right or authority to do sth, by behaving firmly and confidently
  1. to assert your independence/rights
     维护独立 / 权利
  2. I was determined to assert my authority from the beginning.
     我决心一开始就维护我的权威。
• 生效；起作用
  to start to have an effect
  1. Good sense asserted itself.
     明智服人。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 坚称;断言;坚决表明
  If someoneassertsa fact or belief, they state it firmly.
  1. Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment...
     赫尔姆先生打算声明该法案违反了宪法第一修正案。
  2. The defendants, who continue to assert their innocence, are expected to appeal...
     各被告仍然坚称无辜，预计会提起上诉。
  3. Altman asserted, 'We were making a political statement about western civilisation and greed.'
     奥尔特曼坚称，“我们那时正要发表一份关于西方文明和贪婪的政治宣言。”
• VERB 维护，坚持（权威）
  If youassertyour authority, you make it clear by your behaviour that you have authority.
  1. After the war, the army made an attempt to assert its authority in the south of the country...
     战后，军队试图在该国的南部地区维护其统治地位。
  2. The people have asserted their power and that will be very difficult to reverse.
     人民已经维护了其当家作主的权力，这将难以改变。
• VERB 坚持（主张）；要求（权利）
  If youassertyour right or claim to something, you insist that you have the right to it.
  1. The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves.
     各加盟共和国开始要求获得自治权。
• VERB 坚持（自己）的主张;表现坚定
  If youassert yourself, you speak and act in a forceful way, so that people take notice of you.
  1. He's speaking up and asserting himself confidently.
     他明确表态，信心十足地阐述自己的观点。

英英释义

verb

• assert to be true
  1. The letter asserts a free society
  Synonym:insist
• to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  1. Before God I swear I am innocent
  Synonym:affirmverifyavowaverswanswear
• state categorically
  Synonym:asseveratemaintain
• insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
  1. Women should assert themselves more!
  Synonym:put forward

双语例句

• Within this file, you can enable and disable the assert or set the name of its log file.
  在该文件中，可以启用和禁用该断言或设置其日志文件的名称。
• The Nordic countries have been quick to assert their interest in the development of the Baltic States.
  北欧诸国很快就表示它们对波罗的海诸国的发展感兴趣。
• He's speaking up and asserting himself confidently.
  他明确表态，信心十足地阐述自己的观点。
• American violations of WTO rules are the route by which Europeans can assert their interpretation of those rules.
  美国违反WTO规定为欧洲提供了一个途径，使欧洲能陈述它们对那些WTO规定的解释。
• You can alienate some people as you assert your rights, or what you believe to be your rights.
  因你坚持你的权利，或是你相信是你的权益，你可能隔离某些人。
• We encouraged him to assert his own view of the matter.
  我们鼓励他明确说出对这件事的看法。
• After the war, the army made an attempt to assert its authority in the south of the country
  战后，军队试图在该国的南部地区维护其统治地位。
• This is normally from a call to the panic kernel service or from a failed assert.
  这通常是调用panic内核服务或断言失败造成的。
• Moreover, they assert, European traditions remain central to American culture and institutions.
  此外，他们断言欧洲的传统仍然是美国文化和风俗的中心。
• The defendants, who continue to assert their innocence, are expected to appeal
  各被告仍然坚称无辜，预计会提起上诉。