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Definition of asseveration in English: asseverationnoun əˌsɛvəˈreɪʃ(ə)nəˌsɛvəˈreɪʃən mass nounThe solemn or emphatic declaration or statement of something. 郑重声明;断言 I fear that you offer only unsupported asseveration 恐怕你提供的仅仅是未经证实的推断。 count noun the dogmatic outlook marks many of his asseverations 他的很多断言都显露出教条主义的观点。 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
OriginMid 16th century: from Latin asseveratio(n-), from the verb asseverare, from ad- 'to' + severus 'serious'. Definition of asseveration in US English: asseverationnounəˌsevəˈrāSHənəˌsɛvəˈreɪʃən The solemn or emphatic declaration or statement of something. 郑重声明;断言 I fear that you offer only unsupported asseveration 恐怕你提供的仅仅是未经证实的推断。 the dogmatic outlook marks many of his asseverations 他的很多断言都显露出教条主义的观点。 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
OriginMid 16th century: from Latin asseveratio(n-), from the verb asseverare, from ad- ‘to’ + severus ‘serious’. |