affirm, assert, allege, claim, announce, proclaim声称 affirm v. 坚信不疑地肯定或宣称,是deny的反义词。 举例:He affirmed his love for her. 翻译:他发誓爱她。 assert v. 指不管事实如何,主观自信地宣称,或者清楚有力地坚持某个情况为事实。 举例:She asserted that she was innocent . 翻译:她宣称自己是无辜的。 allege v. 在无真凭实据的情况下宣称、断定。 举例:The suspect alleged that he had not been in the neighborhood at the time of the crime. 翻译:嫌疑犯声称案发时他不在现场。 claim v. 要求,声称,断言。多指根据某种规定提出的要求或主张。 举例:They claim that if more people rode bicycles to go to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city. 翻译:他们生成如果有更多的人骑自行车上班的话,闹市区的汽车就会有所减少。 announce v. 宣布,宣告,多指首次当众正式宣布某一主张或态度,常常带有预告的意味。 举例:The invention of the printing press announced the diffusion of knowledge. 翻译:印刷术的发明宣告了知识普及时代的来临。 |