美 
											[ə'sɜːrt]
																
										
							state or declare forcefully
make a claim to
																																	"Before God I swear I am innocent"
																															
																																	"Women should assert themselves more!"
																															
																																	"The letter asserts a free society"
																															
Would you not at once assert of that mistress, that she knew nothing of her duties?
出自: J. Ruskin
It is not directly asserted, but it seems to be implied.
出自: E. A. Freeman
Common Sense asserts the existence of a reality.
出自: H. Spencer
If courage, as he asserts, is the knowledge of 'what is to be dreaded and what dared'.
出自: P. Tillich
The kind of senator or congressman that boldly asserts he will be glad to repeat his remarks in private and practically never does.
出自: J. Thurber
													He asserted that he was innocent.																											
他申明他是无辜的.																										
													He asserted that his sister was innocent.																											
以上表达方式是正确的。																										
													He asserted himself to be innocent.																											
该表达方式是错误,应改为He declared himself (to be) innocent。