1、assert
堅稱;斷言;堅決表明
Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment.
赫爾姆先生打算聲明該法案違反了憲法第一修正案
。The defendants, who continue to assert their innocence, are expected to appeal.
各被告仍然堅稱無辜,預計會提起上訴
。維護,堅持(權威)
After the war, the army made an attempt to assert its authority in the south of the country.
戰后,軍隊試圖在該國的南部地區維護其統治地位
。The people have asserted their power and that will be very difficult to reverse.
人民已經維護了其當家作主的權力,這將難以改變
。堅持(自己)的主張;表現堅定
He's speaking up and asserting himself confidently.
他明確表態,信心十足地闡述自己的觀點
。2、capability
能力;素質
People experience differences in physical and mental capability depending on the time of day.
在一天當中的不同時間,人的體力和腦力也會有所差異
。The standards set four years ago in Seoul will be far below the athletes' capabilities now.
4年前在首爾制定的標準將遠遠低于目前運動員的水平
。(國家的)軍事力量
Their military capability has been reduced because their air force has proved not to be effective.
由于空軍戰斗力不夠強大,他們的軍事實力有所下降
。They have the capability to destroy the enemy in days rather than weeks.
他們有能力在幾天內,而不是幾個星期內消滅敵人
。