及物动词声称，断言; 维护，坚持; 坚持自己的主张; 生效 其它 坚持自己的权利；
1. assert oneself : 坚持自己的权利；
及物动词
2. She asserted her innocence.
她宣称她是清白的。
3. The boss asserted his authority by punishing his employees.
老板靠惩罚雇员来维护自己的权威。
1. 坚称;断言;坚决表明
If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
e.g. Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment...
赫尔姆先生打算声明该法案违反了宪法第一修正案。
e.g. The defendants, who continue to assert their innocence, are expected to appeal...
各被告仍然坚称无辜，预计会提起上诉。
2. 维护，坚持（权威）
If you assert your authority, you make it clear by your behaviour that you have authority.
e.g. After the war, the army made an attempt to assert its authority in the south of the country...
战后，军队试图在该国的南部地区维护其统治地位。
e.g. The people have asserted their power and that will be very difficult to reverse.
人民已经维护了其当家作主的权力，这将难以改变。
3. 坚持（主张）；要求（权利）
If you assert your right or claim to something, you insist that you have the right to it.
e.g. The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves.
各加盟共和国开始要求获得自治权。
4. 坚持（自己）的主张;表现坚定
If you assert yourself, you speak and act in a forceful way, so that people take notice of you.
e.g. He\'s speaking up and asserting himself confidently.
他明确表态，信心十足地阐述自己的观点。
1. 坚称;断言;坚决表明
If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
e.g. Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment...
赫尔姆先生打算声明该法案违反了宪法第一修正案。
e.g. The defendants, who continue to assert their innocence, are expected to appeal...
各被告仍然坚称无辜，预计会提起上诉。
2. 维护，坚持（权威）
If you assert your authority, you make it clear by your behaviour that you have authority.
e.g. After the war, the army made an attempt to assert its authority in the south of the country...
战后，军队试图在该国的南部地区维护其统治地位。
e.g. The people have asserted their power and that will be very difficult to reverse.
人民已经维护了其当家作主的权力，这将难以改变。
3. 坚持（主张）；要求（权利）
If you assert your right or claim to something, you insist that you have the right to it.
e.g. The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves.
各加盟共和国开始要求获得自治权。
4. 坚持（自己）的主张;表现坚定
If you assert yourself, you speak and act in a forceful way, so that people take notice of you.
e.g. He\'s speaking up and asserting himself confidently.
他明确表态，信心十足地阐述自己的观点。
