英语单词 | assertion |
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英美音标 | 英 [ə'sɜːʃn] 美 [ə'sɜːrʃn] |
中文释义 | n.断言;主张;论断;自信,坚定;被维护的东西 |
英语例句 | (1) This assertion rests on a misunderstanding. (2) Such a questionable assertion is sure to provoke criticism. (3) I shall try to justify this assertion. (4) He has not a vestige of evidence for this assertion. (5) We can prove conclusively that his assertion is wrong. |
中文例句 | (1) 这种断言是由一种误解而来。 (2) 这种有问题的主张肯定会招致非议。 (3) 我将试图证明这种看法。 (4) 他没有丝毫证据证明这个论断。 (5) 我们可以确证他的论断是错误的。 |
vocabulary简明 | An assertion is a declaration that's made emphatically, especially as part of an argument or as if it's to be understood as a statement of fact. |
vocabulary扩展 | To assert is to state with force. So if someone makes an assertion, they’re not just trying out an idea — they really mean it. An assertion can also be an act that seems to make a statement without words. When your dog urinates in multiple places up and down your block, he's making an assertion of his dominance (also called "marking") over his "territory." |
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