assert
v.
c.1600, "declare," from Latin assertus, past participle of asserere "claim, maintain, affirm" (see assertion). Related: Asserted; asserting. To assert oneself "stand up for one's rights" is recorded from 1879.
〔李〕[as-;sert] v.主张，硬说； 断言，声明； 维护，坚持 ←ser,sert (L serere, sertum) =to knit or join 联结