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词汇 assertive
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Definition of assertive in English:

assertive

adjective əˈsəːtɪvəˈsərdɪv
  • Having or showing a confident and forceful personality.

    (性格)果敢的,有冲劲的

    the job may call for assertive behaviour

    这工作可能需要果断行事。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mothers should train their daughters from a young age to protect themselves so that they grow up to be assertive.
    • He insists that while assertive management is needed, there is no place for aggression or bullying.
    • It would take only an assertive patient and a confident healthcare provider who is willing to listen.
    • On top of abuse, midwives also face a far more assertive and confident middle class mother than they did even 15 years ago.
    • It showed that she was finding it very hard to be assertive, and her son was confused by his mother's contradictory signals.
    • In future we are going to see a much more assertive parliament.
    • The sheep, popularly incapable of individual decision, appears quite assertive.
    • The Emperor is often associated with Aries, which is a strong and assertive astrological fire sign.
    • With other less assertive bird species, the young can be moved from the ground and placed close to the parents.
    • Expressing your anger in an assertive, not aggressive, manner is the healthiest way to let out anger.
    • We just have to push a little harder, be a little more assertive, and I think we can pull it off.
    • An assertive person makes his or her feelings known but remains in control of the situation.
    • You are assertive, bold and energetic, and this helps you move closer towards your goals.
    • I have become more assertive and self assured, and have found strengths within myself which I did not know existed.
    • I have no problem in chatting up beautiful women, and I am in certain cases the assertive alpha male.
    • Women tend to be far more assertive with their trolleys than men.
    • They reported increased confidence in being more assertive with patients.
    • Another firm, assertive phone call heads my to-do list for tomorrow.
    • Although quite small, the seven-year-old has become a remarkably assertive traveler.
    • Not being the most assertive of people even at the best of times, I made my excuses.
    Synonyms
    confident, forceful, self-confident, positive, bold, decisive, assured, self-assured, self-possessed, believing in oneself, self-assertive, authoritative, strong-willed, insistent, firm, determined, commanding, bullish, dominant, domineering, assaultive
    informal feisty, not backward in coming forward, pushy
    rare pushful

Derivatives

  • assertively

  • adverbəˈsəːtɪvliəˈsərdɪvli
    • He holds out the glass assertively, as if to demonstrate his rejection of fundamentalist restraints.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I raised my voice and assertively directed him to move.
      • We emptied wine bottles and talked about ourselves, taking it in turns to nod assertively at each other's observations.
      • Rather than getting into a shouting match, he recommends taking three deep breaths, changing your environment or making your point assertively but calmly.
      • The hostility-reduction intervention included teaching them skills for expressing anger more appropriately and more assertively.

Definition of assertive in US English:

assertive

adjectiveəˈsərdɪvəˈsərdiv
  • Having or showing a confident and forceful personality.

    (性格)果敢的,有冲劲的

    patients should be more assertive with their doctors
    Example sentencesExamples
    • An assertive person makes his or her feelings known but remains in control of the situation.
    • You are assertive, bold and energetic, and this helps you move closer towards your goals.
    • He insists that while assertive management is needed, there is no place for aggression or bullying.
    • It would take only an assertive patient and a confident healthcare provider who is willing to listen.
    • The Emperor is often associated with Aries, which is a strong and assertive astrological fire sign.
    • Not being the most assertive of people even at the best of times, I made my excuses.
    • Expressing your anger in an assertive, not aggressive, manner is the healthiest way to let out anger.
    • Another firm, assertive phone call heads my to-do list for tomorrow.
    • We just have to push a little harder, be a little more assertive, and I think we can pull it off.
    • Women tend to be far more assertive with their trolleys than men.
    • In future we are going to see a much more assertive parliament.
    • On top of abuse, midwives also face a far more assertive and confident middle class mother than they did even 15 years ago.
    • Although quite small, the seven-year-old has become a remarkably assertive traveler.
    • They reported increased confidence in being more assertive with patients.
    • I have become more assertive and self assured, and have found strengths within myself which I did not know existed.
    • Mothers should train their daughters from a young age to protect themselves so that they grow up to be assertive.
    • It showed that she was finding it very hard to be assertive, and her son was confused by his mother's contradictory signals.
    • The sheep, popularly incapable of individual decision, appears quite assertive.
    • With other less assertive bird species, the young can be moved from the ground and placed close to the parents.
    • I have no problem in chatting up beautiful women, and I am in certain cases the assertive alpha male.
    Synonyms
    confident, forceful, self-confident, positive, bold, decisive, assured, self-assured, self-possessed, believing in oneself, self-assertive, authoritative, strong-willed, insistent, firm, determined, commanding, bullish, dominant, domineering, assaultive
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