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。