单词 | assertive |
释义 | assertiveadj. 1. Of the nature of, or characterized by, assertion; declaratory, affirmative; positive, dogmatic. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [adjective] > asseverative, assertive, affirmative, or positive assertive1562 affirmatory1651 various1651 thetic1678 assertory1702 asseveratorya1734 asseverative1837 assertative1846 predicative1846 1562 [implied in: Bp. of Exeter in J. Strype Ann. Reformation I. xxxi. 348 Which they all with one universal consent have assertively written. (at assertively adv.)]. a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) ii. xii. §2. 336 By the assertiue testimonie..of the Corinthians. 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing ii. 15 As assertive and dogmatical, as if they were omniscient. 1711 J. Greenwood Ess. Pract. Eng. Gram. 225 Not to make this Mark (?)..at the Ending or Conclusion of an Assertive Sentence. 1856 F. D. Maurice Serm. Gospel St. John i. 8 The broad, simple assertive tone, ‘In the beginning was the Word.’ 2. Characterized by mere assertion; (see quot. 1849). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion without proof > [adjective] assertive1849 1849 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 2) 305 The assertive judgment is one of which we are fully persuaded ourselves, but cannot give grounds for our belief, that shall compel men in general to coincide with us. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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