1. | 明确肯定;断言to state clearly and firmly that sth is true |
She continued to assert that she was innocent. 她仍然坚称自己无辜。 | |
She continued to assert her innocence. 她仍然坚称自己无辜。 | |
‘That is wrong,’ he asserted. “那是错的。”他断言道。 | |
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。 |
2. | ~ yourself 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 |
3. | ~ sth 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 |
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。 |
4. | ~ itself 生效;起作用to start to have an effect |
Good sense asserted itself. 明智服人。 |