declare

英 [d?'kle?] 美[d?'kl?r]

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第三人稱單數(shù):?declares;過去式:?declared;過去分詞:?declared;現(xiàn)在分詞:?declaring;

declare 公告

de-, 向下，強(qiáng)調(diào)。-clar, 清晰，明確，詞源同clear, clarify.引申義公告。

declare: 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?: 他們想讓我做什么，宣戰(zhàn)還是投降？

2. His lawyers are confident that the judges will declare Mr Stevens innocent.: 史蒂文斯先生的律師們確信法官將宣告他無罪。

3. You may have to declare that you have had an HIV test.: 你可能需要聲明自己已經(jīng)做過艾滋病病毒檢測。

4. It's too early to declare his efforts a success.: 現(xiàn)在就斷言他的努力已經(jīng)獲得成功還為時(shí)過早。

5. The government is ready to declare a permanent ceasefire.: 政府準(zhǔn)備宣布永久性停火。