Declare



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 正式宣布某事
• ［英］ v. 正式宣布某事 ( formally announce sth )
• ［记］ de ( 加强) +clare ( 清楚, 明白) -> 强调清楚

Webster Collegiate

verb (declared; declaring)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French declarer, from Latin declarare, from de- + clarare to make visible, from clarus clear — more at clear
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to make known formally, officially, or explicitly
  • 2. obsolete to make clear
  • 3. to make evident ; show
  • 4. to state emphatically ; affirm <declares his innocence>
  • 5. to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property)
  • 6.
    • a. to announce (as a trump suit) in a card game
    • b. meld
  • 7. to make payable <declare a dividend>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to make a declaration
  • 2. to avow one's opinion or support
  • 3. to announce one's intentions (as to run for political office) <declared for mayor>
• ? declarable adjective
• Synonyms:
  • declare, announce, proclaim, promulgate mean to make known publicly. declare implies explicitness and usually formality in making known <the referee declared the contest a draw>. announce implies the declaration of something for the first time<announced their engagement at a party>. proclaim implies declaring clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively<the president proclaimed a national day of mourning>. promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law<promulgated an edict of religious toleration>.
• Synonym: see in addition assert.

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