self-:表示「自己」。assert:來自拉丁語 asserere (to join to oneself, claim, affirm),意為「斷言,聲稱」。-ion:名詞後綴。assertive (形容詞:果斷的)assertiveness (名詞:堅定性)self-confidence (自信)advocacy (倡導)standing up for oneself (為自己挺身而出) self-assertion n.堅持己見;自作主張
【參】self-consuming ( adj.自耗的 ) ;self-contained ( adj.有克製力的 ) ;self-content ( adj.自滿的 ) ;self-assurance ( n.自信 ) ;self-centered ( adj.自我中心的 ) ;