asseveration

asseveration
[əˌsɛvəˈreɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
  1. [mass noun]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。
    [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。
派生
asseverate
verb
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin asseveratio(n-), from the verb asseverare, from ad- 'to' + severus 'serious'
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