affirm

单词辨析:

affirm allege assert 【导航词义:断言】
affirm v. [正式]断言…属实,确认
〔辨析〕

指公开宣称某事属实,强调坚信不疑的态度。

〔例证〕

He affirmed the rumors of a pay increase.

他证实了涨薪的传闻。

She affirmed that he told the truth.

她确认他讲的是事实。

allege v. [正式]断言,宣称
〔辨析〕

尤指在未证实的情况下宣称某事属实,或声称某人行事错误或违法,常用被动语态。

〔例证〕

It was alleged that Jack had struck Mr. Wilson on the head.

据称杰克打了威尔逊先生的头。

The thief alleged that the police forced him to make a false confession.

小偷声称警方逼迫他作假口供。

assert v. 宣称;断定
〔辨析〕

指断然声称某种结论,多为主观判断,往往并无证据,或有证据但不一定确实。

〔例证〕

French movies, he asserted, are the best in the world.

他坚称法国电影是世界上最好的。

He asserted that he was an honest man.

他宣称自己是诚实的。

相关例句:

They will only affirm whether such weapons were used.

他们只将确定是否使用了这种武器。

To declare or affirm as true.

断言或确认是正确的。

Assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing.

强有力地肯定或确认;声明是真实或存在的。

I affirm my innocence.

我断言我是无辜的。

I dare affirm that the tomato will be very expensive.

我敢肯定西红柿将很贵。

'This place is a dump,' affirmed Miss T.

“这地方简直像个垃圾堆,”T小姐声称。