assert

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /əˈsɜːt/    美 /əˈsɝt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of assertion.
动词 v.
  1. To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
    — Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.
  2. To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
    — to assert one's authority
  3. To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.
    — to assert our rights and liberties
  4. To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself. reflexive
    — Since going to therapy, I've found it much easier to assert myself.
  5. To declare that a condition or expression must be true at a certain point in the source code (in some cases causing the program to fail if it is not, as a safeguard).
  6. To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.

词形变化

asserts present,singular,third-person asserting participle,present asserted participle,past asserted past asserts plural

词汇关系

反义词
remit deny deassert
衍生词
assertability assertable asserter assertive assertment assert oneself assertor counterassert misassert overassert reassert unassert

词源

词源 1
From Latin assertus, perfect passive participle of asserō (“declare someone free or a slave by laying hands upon him; hence free from, protect, defend; lay claim to, assert, declare”), from ad (“to”) + serō (“join, range in a row”).
词源 2
From Latin assertus, perfect passive participle of asserō (“declare someone free or a slave by laying hands upon him; hence free from, protect, defend; lay claim to, assert, declare”), from ad (“to”) + serō (“join, range in a row”).
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