assert和affirm的区别：
affirm 断言,肯定,指根据事实坚定不移地宣称,有无可争辩之意。assert 宣称,坚持,指不管事实如何,主观自信地宣称。
affirm “断言，肯定”，指根据事实坚信不移地宣称，而且有可靠证据，任何时候都不动摇，有无可争辩之意
例句：
①I can affirm that no one will lose their job.
我可以肯定，谁都不会丢掉工作。
②The ministers issued an affirmation of their faith in the system.
部长们表示了对该体制坚定的信心。
assert “宣称，坚持”， 主观意味强，指自认为某事就是如此，而不管事实如何。
例句：
①She asserted that she was innocent.
她坚称自己清白无辜。
②He asserted his innocence of the crime.
他坚称自己无罪。
扩展资料：
1， affirm：verb
(formal) 肯定属实；申明；断言 to state firmly or publicly that sth is true or that you support sth strongly
同义词： confirm
[VN] Both sides affirmed their commitment to the ceasefire.
双方均申明答应停火。
[V that] I can affirm that no one will lose their job.
我可以肯定，谁都不会丢掉工作。
【派生词】affirmation noun
[U, C] She nodded in affirmation.
她肯定地点了点头。
2，assert：
verb
1明确肯定；断言
to state clearly and firmly that sth is true
[V that] She continued to assert that she was innocent.
她仍然坚称自己无辜。
[VN] She continued to assert her innocence.
她仍然坚称自己无辜。
[V speech] ‘That is wrong,’ he asserted.
“那是错的。”他断言道。
[VN that] It is commonly asserted that older people prefer to receive care from family members.
人们普遍确认，老年人更愿意由家人照顾。
2[VN] ~ yourself
坚持自己的主张；表现坚定 to behave in a confident and determined way so that other people pay attention to your opinions
3[VN] 维护自己的权利（或权威）
to make other people recognize your right or authority to do sth, by behaving firmly and confidently
to assert your independence/rights
维护独立 / 权利
I was determined to assert my authority from the beginning.
我决心一开始就维护我的权威。
4[VN] ~ itself
生效；起作用 to start to have an effect
Good sense asserted itself.
明智服人。
参考资料：assert——百度翻译
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