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单词 asseveration
释义

Definition of asseveration in English:

asseveration

noun əˌsɛvəˈreɪʃ(ə)nəˌsɛvəˈreɪʃən
mass noun
  • The solemn or emphatic declaration or statement of something.

    I fear that you offer only unsupported asseveration
    count noun the dogmatic outlook marks many of his asseverations
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This astonishing asseveration he bases upon the truism that ‘the productiveness, or utility of the soil is a decisive factor in the determination of its value or its rent.’
    • Competitive journalism, like competitive advertising, ends in the asseveration of impossible claims.
    • This was the asseveration in the first paragraph of the petition.
    • I do not take too seriously Bill's asseverations (as he might say) about retiring from this, that, and the other thing.
    Synonyms
    claim, assertion, declaration, statement, proclamation, contention, argument, affirmation, averment, avowal, attestation, testimony, certification, evidence, witness, charge, accusation, suggestion, implication, hint, insinuation, indication, intimation, imputation, plea, pretence, profession

Derivatives

  • asseverate

  • verb əˈsɛvəreɪtəˈsɛvəˌreɪt
    • reporting verb Declare or state solemnly or emphatically.

      with clause the government has asseverated that a swift trial will be conducted
      Example sentencesExamples
      • with object he asseverated the need for a just, fair, and united country
      • He asseverated that faith empowers, faith abides, faith surmounts every obstacle.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin asseveratio(n-), from the verb asseverare, from ad- 'to' + severus 'serious'.

 
 

Definition of asseveration in US English:

asseveration

nounəˌsevəˈrāSHənəˌsɛvəˈreɪʃən
  • The solemn or emphatic declaration or statement of something.

    I fear that you offer only unsupported asseveration
    the dogmatic outlook marks many of his asseverations
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This astonishing asseveration he bases upon the truism that ‘the productiveness, or utility of the soil is a decisive factor in the determination of its value or its rent.’
    • This was the asseveration in the first paragraph of the petition.
    • I do not take too seriously Bill's asseverations (as he might say) about retiring from this, that, and the other thing.
    • Competitive journalism, like competitive advertising, ends in the asseveration of impossible claims.
    Synonyms
    claim, assertion, declaration, statement, proclamation, contention, argument, affirmation, averment, avowal, attestation, testimony, certification, evidence, witness, charge, accusation, suggestion, implication, hint, insinuation, indication, intimation, imputation, plea, pretence, profession

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin asseveratio(n-), from the verb asseverare, from ad- ‘to’ + severus ‘serious’.

 
 
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