ADJECTIVE | VERB + ASSERTION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤bold, confident, strong大膽的/自信的/激烈的斷言▸➤dogmatic, general, sweeping武斷的/普遍的/籠統的說法◇sweeping assertions about the role of women in society關於女性在社會中的作用的種種籠統說法➤simple簡單的斷言◇The argument needs to progress beyond the simple assertion that criminals are made not born.僅僅斷言說罪犯並非本性不良還不夠,還得展開論證。➤factual基於事實的說法▸➤false, unsubstantiated, unsupported錯誤的/無事實根據的/未經證實的說法▸➤repeated多次斷言VERB + ASSERTION➤make作出斷言◇How can you make such an assertion?你怎麼會作出這樣的斷言?➤justify, prove, support證明/證實/支持說法◇Your assertion is not supported by the facts.你的斷言沒有事實依據。➤accept, agree with接受/同意說法▸➤challenge, dispute, question對斷言提出異議;對斷言提出不同意見;質疑斷言◇Researchers have recently challenged these assertions.研究人員最近對這些斷言提出了異議。➤reject拒絕接受斷言▸➤contradict, refute批駁/駁斥斷言▸➤repeat重複斷言PREPOSITION➤assertion about有關⋯的斷言◇assertions about human nature關於人類本性的種種斷言