assert
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++as·sert /əˈsɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 SAY/STATEto state firmly that something is true （坚决）主张；断言 French cooking, she asserted, is the best in the world. 她坚称法国菜是世界上最好的。assert that He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non-polluting energy source. 他断言核能是安全、无污染的能源。2 assert your rights/independence/superiority etc SAY/STATEto state very strongly your right to something 坚持自己的权利/独立/优越性等 Native Americans asserting their rights to ancestral land 坚持祖先的土地归自己所有的印第安人3 assert yourself CONFIDENTto behave in a determined way and say clearly what you think 积极表达自己的意见 Women began to assert themselves politically. 女性也开始积极提出自己的政治主张。4 assert itself EFFECT/INFLUENCEif an idea or belief asserts itself, it begins to influence something 〔观念、信念〕产生影响 National pride began to assert itself. 民族自豪感开始产生影响。→ See Verb table
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assert• "It's a fairness issue, " she asserted.• He is entitled to assert his supposed right on reasonably equal terms.• After 1947, Nehru began to assert his supremacy and sack party chiefs who opposed him.• An established order of seeing, of understanding, of ruling, is simply exploded - the Modernist spirit asserts itself.• The Church asserts that human beings are incarnated spirits: souls in bodies.• There exists today widespread propaganda which asserts that socialism is dead.• Professor Sykes has asserted that the skeleton, which was said to be man's first ancestor, is in fact a fake.• They assert that the student has been incapacitated by the power differential, and must be in need of their protection.• Mr. Collins asserted that they had either such a right or at least a right that Lautro should consider whether to hear them.• If women are to have equal opportunity, they must loudly assert their ability to do all traditional "male' jobs.assert that• Apart from asserting that dwarfs are usually unintelligent, the author offers no comment on the morphological differences between human physical types.• The suit asserts that EconoPage was just a reseller of paging services and equipment.• Hayes asserted that he had been deceived by the southern promises to maintain order.• But the company has vigorously asserted that its marketing practices do not violate the 1995 consent decree.• The hon. Gentleman has no evidence for asserting that standards have dropped month by month.• It would be unrealistic to assert that the activity is risk free.• They assert that the destiny of the soul is related to the activity of the soul during its habitation in the body.• Friends of the Earth responded by asserting that there was sufficient interest among energy suppliers to provide three times that amount.• All 12 leaders asserted that they had met their main goals.Origin assert (1600-1700) Latin past participle of asserere, from ad- “to” + serere “to join”as·sert verbChineseSyllable
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as‧sert /əˈsɜːt $ -ɜːrt/
verb [transitive]
French cooking, she asserted, is the best in the world.
assert that
He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non-polluting energy source.
2. assert your rights/independence/superiority etc to state very strongly your right to something:
Native Americans asserting their rights to ancestral land
3. assert yourself to behave in a determined way and say clearly what you think:
Women began to assert themselves politically.
4. assert itself if an idea or belief asserts itself, it begins to influence something:
National pride began to assert itself.
▪ claim to say that something is true, even though it has not been proved: He claims that he didn’t see anything. | She claims to be a descendant of Charles Dickens.
▪allege to claim that someone did something wrong or illegal, although you do not give any proof: It is alleged that he murdered his wife. | Patients allege that the two firms failed to warn doctors about the dangers of taking the drugs over a long period.
▪maintain to repeatedly say that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you: He continued to maintain his innocence, even after he was sent to prison. | My mother always maintains that I learned to talk at six months.
▪insist to say very firmly that something is true: She insists that Tom was there, although he denies it. | Turkey insists that there is more than enough water in the two rivers for all three countries.
▪assert formal to state that something is true – used especially in formal writing when reporting someone’s opinion: They assert that children work better on their own. | The Environment Minister asserted that one third of the country’s cities had major pollution problems.
▪contend formal to claim that something is true, especially when other people disagree with you: Lawyers contend that his back problems were due to an existing injury, not the accident. | It is possible, as Kennedy contends, that her medical condition is caused by her work.
as‧sert /əˈsɜːt $ -ɜːrt/
verb [transitive] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of asserere, from ad- 'to' + serere 'to join'
1. to state firmly that something is true:Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of asserere, from ad- 'to' + serere 'to join'
assert that
2. assert your rights/independence/superiority etc to state very strongly your right to something:
3. assert yourself to behave in a determined way and say clearly what you think:
4. assert itself if an idea or belief asserts itself, it begins to influence something:
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