assert
v. 坚称，断言；维护，坚持（权利或权威）；坚持自己的主张，表现坚定；生效，起作用
第三人称单数 asserts
现在分词 asserting
过去式 asserted
过去分词 asserted
例句
I was determined to assert my authority from the beginning.
我决心一开始就维护我的权威。
《牛津词典》
She continued to assert her innocence.
她仍然坚称自己无辜。
She continued to assert that she was innocent.
