記憶:
ex 向外 + sert 加入 -> 向外加入 -> exert 施加
vt. 運用,發揮施以影響You can exert your authority, and I can refuse to obey.
你可以行使你的權力,而我也可以拒絕服從。
Don't exert yourself on meaningless things.
不要把自己的精力耗費在沒有意義的事情上。
I was too tired to exert myself.
我太累了,不能勉強自己。
Why do so many people have such a strong need to exert control over others?
為什麼那麼多人特別想對別人施加控制呢