exert
- v. 运用
- v. 施加影响
- v. 发挥
- Definition
- v. to make use of power to produce an effect
- v. to make use of influence to produce an effect
- v. to make use of effort to produce an effect
- Example
- You need to exert more effort if you want to pass the test.
- 如果你想通过考试，就需要付出更多努力。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to use or apply, especially power or influence (verb).
比较义项：运用（权力、影响力等）（动词）。
- exercise
Exercise means to formally use a right, power, or quality you are entitled to, such as authority, caution, or judgment; it does not imply physical effort or force.
exercise 表示正式地运用你所拥有的权利、权力或素质（如权威、谨慎或判断力），并不强调体力或努力。
Citizens should exercise their right to vote in every election.
公民应当在每次选举中行使自己的投票权。
- exert 本词
Exert means to apply pressure, force, or effort to produce an effect, especially influence over someone or something; it stresses active effort rather than formal entitlement.
exert 表示施加压力、力量或努力以产生某种效果，尤指对他人或事物施加影响，强调主动付出努力而非正式的权利。
The coach urged him to exert more effort during the final lap.
教练督促他在最后一圈付出更多努力。
Exercise and exert both mean to use something you have. Exercise means to formally use a right or power you hold, like authority or judgment. Exert means to apply pressure or effort to influence someone or something. This does not cover exercise as physical activity.
这两个词都表示“运用”某种无形的东西，但语气和搭配不同：exercise 强调正式、合法地行使自己拥有的权利、权力或判断力；exert 则强调施加压力或努力以产生影响，常与“影响力”“努力”“压力”等词搭配。这里不比较 exercise 表示“体育锻炼”的常见义项。