assert

简明英汉词典

assert

[E5sE:t]

v.

断言, 声称

美国传统词典[双解]

assert

as.sert

AHD:[…-s?rt“]

D.J.[*6s*8t]

K.K.[*6s)t]

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- 2

serere [参加] *参见 ser- 2

继承用法

assert“able 或

assert“ible

adj.（形容词）

assert“er 或

asser“tor

n.（名词）

参考词汇

(1)assert， asseverate， declare， affirm， aver， avow

(2)These verbs all mean to make a positive statement. To assert 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 of assert 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

Affirm

(6)aver stress the speaker's confidence in the validity of the statement:

aver 强调讲话人对所讲东西正确性的自信：

Scientists cannot affirm the existence of life on other planets. She averred that solitude was necessary for creative work.

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。

(7)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）。

现代英汉词典

assert

[E5s\:t]

vt.

(1)断言；坚持

(2)主张；维护

(3)表明

习惯用语

assert oneself

显示权威；出风头

现代英汉综合大辞典

assert

[E5sE:t]

vt.

(1)宣称, 断言, 声明

(2)维护, 坚持

assert one's rights

维护自己的权利

assert sth. to be true

断言某事是真实的

assert national independence

维护民族独立

继承用法

assertable

adj.

asserted

adj.

asserter,assertor

n.

断言者; 维护者

习惯用语

assert oneself

坚持自己的权利; 表现自己的权威

英文相关词典

assert

affirmdeclareinsist onpronouncestate

[七国语言]英汉公共大词典

assert

断言

美国传统词典

assert

as.sert

AHD:[…-s?rt“]

D.J.[*6s*8t]

K.K.[*6s)t]

v.tr.

as.sert.ed, as.sert.ing, as.serts

(1)To state or express positively; affirm:

asserted his innocence.

(2)To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example).

(3)To put (oneself) forward boldly or forcefully in an effort to make an opinion known, for example:

I had to assert myself in the meeting in order to ensure acquisition of the new book.

语源

(1)Latin asserere assert-

(2)ad- [ad-]

(3)serere [to join] * see ser- 2

继承用法

assert“able or

assert“ible

adj.

assert“er or

asser“tor

n.

参考词汇

(1)assert, asseverate, declare, affirm, aver, avow

(2)These verbs all mean to make a positive statement. To assert is to state one's opinion confidently but often without proof to support it:

“I have endeavored to assert nothing but what I had good authority for” (William Sewel).

(3)Asseverate connotes sober sincerity of assertion:

“The taxpayer also asseverates that his return from Greece proves conclusively that his intentions were and are honorable” (Daily Report for Executives).

(4)Declare has the approximate force of assert but may suggest formality of statement and authority in the speaker:

Congress declared that it would reduce the budget deficit.

(5)Affirm and

(6)aver stress the speaker's confidence in the validity of the statement:

Scientists cannot affirm the existence of life on other planets. She averred that solitude was necessary for creative work.

(7)Avow implies frank and open acknowledgment or admission:

“thinks the book succeeds in achieving its avowed purpose: to explain how the Court's current role evolved through history” (Tony Mauro).

朗文英汉综合电脑词典

assert

断言

英汉法学大词典

assert

v.声称

英汉化学大词典

assert

vt.宣称,声明,维护

英汉海运大词典

assert

宣称，断言维护坚持主张

英汉计算机大词典

assert

vt.宣称(声明,维护

英汉心理学大词典

assert

断言