assert
英 [?'s??t]
美[?'s?t]
- vt. 維護(hù)，堅(jiān)持；斷言；主張；聲稱
英英釋意
- 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"