assert
英[ə'sɜːt]
美[ə'sɝt]
- vt. 维护，坚持；断言；主张；声称
英英释意
- 1. state categorically
- 2. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true;
- "Before God I swear I am innocent"
- 3. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized;
- "Women should assert themselves more!"
- 4. assert to be true;
- "The letter asserts a free society"