| 单词 | assertive |
| 释义 | assertive (once / 4466 pages) adj If you are upfront about what you want and bold in devising a plan that helps you get it, you could be described as assertive, meaning you act with authority and confidence. English offers many ways to describe getting what you want — demanding, insistent, and pushy are a few of them. People who are assertive aren't as aggressive as those who are demanding and pushy, and they can negotiate a little better than those who are insistent. Use assertive to describe someone who is self-confident enough to make bold statements and forceful actions. The word can also be applied to nonhuman things, like policies and strategies. WORD FAMILYassertive: assertively, assertiveness, nonassertive, self-assertive, unassertive+/assert: assertable, asserted, asserter, asserting, assertion, assertive, asserts, reassert/asserted: assertedly/asserter: asserters/asserting: assertingly, self-asserting/assertion: assertions, self-assertion/assertiveness: self-assertiveness/reassert: reasserted, reasserting, reassertion, reasserts/reassertion: reassertions/unassertive: unassertively, unassertiveness USAGE EXAMPLESAberdeen prospered by being assertive and more certain in their attacking play. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) Wall grew more assertive offensively after he learned that Beal would not be returning from his injury. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Assertive government regulators and recalcitrant target companies helped quash those merger dreams. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) adj aggressively self-assured an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act Syn|Ant self-asserting, self-assertive aggressive having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends cockyoverly self-confident or self-assertive emphatic, forcefulforceful and definite in expression or action imperativerequiring attention or action unassertive inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence nonaggressive, unaggressivenot aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness nonassertivenot aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence reticent, retiring, self-effacingreluctant to draw attention to yourself timidshowing fear and lack of confidence submissiveinclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination |
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