declare
英 [dɪˈkleər]
美 [dɪˈkler]
- vt. 宣布,声明;断言,宣称
- vi. 声明,宣布
将“declare”分解为“de-”和“clare”,前者暗示“去除”或“分开”,后者可以想象成“亮出”或“清晰”。想象有东西需要被“去除隐瞒”并“清楚地亮出”,这就是“declare”的含义——宣布、声明。
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declare 公告de-, 向下,强调。-clar, 清晰,明确,词源同clear, clarify.引申义公告。
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declare: [14] To declare something is to make it ‘clear’. English acquired the word from Latin dēclārāre ‘make clear’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē- and clārāre ‘make clear’, a derivative of clārus ‘clear’.
=> claret, clear
- declare (v.)
- early 14c., from Old French declarer "explain, elucidate," or directly from Latin declarare "make clear, reveal, disclose, announce," from de- intensive prefix (see de-) + clarare "clarify," from clarus "clear" (see clear (adj.)). Related: Declared; declaring.
- 1. Which do they want me to do? declare war or surrender?
- 他们想让我做什么,宣战还是投降?
- 2. His lawyers are confident that the judges will declare Mr Stevens innocent.
- 史蒂文斯先生的律师们确信法官将宣告他无罪。
- 3. You may have to declare that you have had an HIV test.
- 你可能需要声明自己已经做过艾滋病病毒检测。
- 4. It's too early to declare his efforts a success.
- 现在就断言他的努力已经获得成功还为时过早。
- 5. The government is ready to declare a permanent ceasefire.
- 政府准备宣布永久性停火。