1. 坚称;断言;坚决表明
If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
assert的意思
e.g. Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment...
赫尔姆先生打算声明该法案违反了宪法第一修正案。
e.g. The defendants, who continue to assert their innocence, are expected to appeal...
各被告仍然坚称无辜,预计会提起上诉。
assertionThere is no concrete evidence to support assertions that the recession is truly over.
尚无确凿的证据支持经济衰退确已结束的论断。
2. 维护,坚持(权威)
If you assert your authority, you make it clear by your behaviour that you have authority.
e.g. After the war, the army made an attempt to assert its authority in the south of the country...
战后,军队试图在该国的南部地区维护其统治地位。
e.g. The people have asserted their power and that will be very difficult to reverse.
人民已经维护了其当家作主的权力,这将难以改变。
assertionThe decision is seen as an assertion of his authority within the company.
这个决定被看作是他在公司内部对自己权威的维护。
3. 坚持(主张);要求(权利)
If you assert your right or claim to something, you insist that you have the right to it.
e.g. The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves.
各加盟共和国开始要求获得自治权。
assertionThese institutions have made the assertion of ethnic identity possible.
这些制度使实现民族认同的主张成为可能。
4. 坚持(自己)的主张;表现坚定
If you assert yourself, you speak and act in a forceful way, so that people take notice of you.
e.g. He's speaking up and asserting himself confidently.
他明确表态,信心十足地阐述自己的观点。