Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5380
assertion
断言;主张;声明
a firm statement or claim, often made without supporting evidence; the act of asserting something
- 1.
The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
断言的行为;肯定的声明或主张。
- 2.
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
一种强调的声明(仿佛不需要支持证据)
- 3.
Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
所断言的事物;声明;被断言的陈述。
- 4.
the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
确认、断言或陈述某事的行为
- 5.
A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
缺乏支持或证据的陈述或声明。
- 6.
Maintenance; vindication.
维护;辩护。
- 7.
A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
程序中用于断言在特定点期望为真的条件语句,用于调试。
- 8.
The set of information that the statement preparer is providing in a financial statement audit.
财务报表审计中,报表编制者所提供的一组信息。
断言;审计认定;管理层声明;维护;辩护;断言的行为;肯定的声明或主张。;一种强调的声明(仿佛不需要支持证据)
In use
His assertion that he was innocent was met with skepticism.
The scientist supported her assertion with extensive data.
Despite his strong assertions, no one believed him.
make an assertion
She made a bold assertion about the project's success.
她对项目的成功做出了大胆的断言。
assertion that + clause
从句用陈述语气。
His assertion that the policy would fail was ignored.
他关于政策会失败的断言被忽视了。
assertion of + noun
The assertion of authority caused conflict.
Connections
Collocations
- make an assertion
- 做出断言
- He made a bold assertion that the project would succeed.他大胆断言项目会成功。
- bold assertion
- 大胆的断言
- Her bold assertion surprised everyone in the room.她大胆的断言让房间里所有人都吃了一惊。
- unsupported assertion
- 没有根据的断言
- The article is full of unsupported assertions.这篇文章充满了没有根据的断言。
- assertion of fact
- 事实的断言
- The lawyer's assertion of fact was later proven true.律师对事实的断言后来被证明是真的。
Idioms & figurative uses
- self-assertion
- 自我主张,自我肯定Her self-assertion in the meeting surprised everyone.她在会议上的自我主张让所有人惊讶。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个人用力拍桌子说“我断言!”(assertion),这个动作就像在“啊说神”(谐音),强调自己的主张。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:legal、academic、debate 作为名词,'assertion' 通常用于正式或半正式语境,如法律文书、学术论文或辩论中,强调有主张但未必提供证据。日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'confession' and 'possession' share a similar spelling ending but have different pronunciations.
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