assertion
英 /əˈsɜːʃən/ 美 /əˈsɝːʃən/
- n. 断言；明确主张a confident statement that something is true
- n. 坚持；维护the act of firmly expressing rights, authority, or independence
Her assertion that the shop was closed proved wrong.
她断言商店已经关门，结果证明她错了。
The assertion that economic growth always improves wellbeing requires careful examination of social and environmental evidence.
经济增长总能改善福祉这一断言，需要通过仔细审视社会和环境证据来检验。
搭配
make an assertion 作出断言unsupported assertion 缺乏依据的断言challenge an assertion 质疑某项断言assertion of rights 维护权利
辨析提示
常用the assertion that…；断言不代表已有证据。
词族
assert (v.)、assertive (adj.)、assertively (adv.)、assertiveness (n.)
相关词
- assert 断言；坚称
- analogous 类似的；可比拟的
- sceptical 怀疑的；不轻信的
- incline 倾向于；使倾向于
- construe 理解；解释
- reappraisal 重新评价；重新估计
- paramount 首要的；至关重要的
- conversely 反过来；相反地
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