expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence, so that people take notice opposite submissive坚定自信的;坚决主张的 Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc1, Personal qualitiesc1People today are more assertive in their demands for social justice. 今天的人们对社会正义的要求更加自信。 She decided to adopt a more assertive approach. 她决定采取更果断的方法。 There was a new assertive foreign policy in the White House. 当时白宫制定的新外交政策是绝不含糊。 They get training in how to be assertive rather than aggressive. 他们接受如何变得自信而不是好斗的训练。