assertive

形容词 assertive:

1. inclined to bold and confident assertion; aggressively self-assured
2. confidently aggressive
   同义词：self-asserting, self-assertive

1. "This is a very courageous, assertive Speaker, who is not unwilling when be identifies something he wants to do to put his reputation on the line, " said Mr. [Jim] Wright's chief lieutenant, Thomas A. Foley, ... "He likes to go out and grab the nettles."
   赖特[议长]麾下主将福莱说，"这是一位非常勇敢、直言不讳的议长，要做的事，即令危及名声，也在所不辞。"... "他喜欢去做棘手的事。"

as.ser.tive

adj.（形容词）
Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured.
过分自信的：倾向于唐突或自信的断言；过分自信的

【引伸】
asser.tively
adv.（副词）
asser.tiveness
n.（名词）