来自拉丁语advocare的法语形式。前缀ad-,向。词根voc,声音。

avuncular 叔伯的

词根av, 祖宗，祖父，见atavism。-uncul, 小词后缀。

1. The senator was forced to avow openly that he had received some money from that company.

那个参议员被迫承认曾经收过那家公司的一些钱.

2. I must avow that I am innocent.

我要公开声明我是无罪的.

3. But whatever the danger, Christ's followers must avow their principles.

但不论遭何危险, 跟从基督的人必须承认自己的信仰.

4. Many a man thinks, what he is ashamed to avow ( Samuel Johnson ).

很多人都考虑过那些他们羞于说出来的事 ( 萨谬尔约翰逊 ).