assert

verb

OPAL W

/əˈsɜːt/

/əˈsɜːrt/

动词形式

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/

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.德国总理急于表明她的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
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- boldly
- confidently
- emphatically
- …
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。
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。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
verb + assert
- need to
- be determined to
- wish to
- …
assert itself to start to have an effect生效；起作用
- Good sense asserted itself.明智服人。

词源early 17th cent.: from Latin asserere ‘claim, affirm’, from ad- ‘to’ + serere ‘to join’.