late 14c., proclamen, from Latin proclamare "cry or call out," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + clamare "to cry out" (see claim (v.)). Spelling altered by influence of claim. Related: Proclaimed; proclaiming; proclaimer.
权威例句
1. His classic boyish looks seemed to proclaim his good humour and openness.
他的长相非常孩子气,显得性情很好且诚实坦率.
2. The first Slav pope, John Paul, said that providence had chosen him to proclaim the spiritual unity of Europe.
第一位斯拉夫教皇约翰·保罗声称上天选择了他来昭示欧洲的精神统一。
3. " Now and here I proclaim -- "
“ 现在我宣布 —— ”
4. His manners proclaim him a scholar.
从他的举止可以看出他是一个学者.
5. She did not proclaim her intention.
她没有把自己的意图明说出来.
词语辨析
【allege, affirm, announce, proclaim, assert, claim】
这组词都有“声称”的意思,其区别是:
allege: v.在无真凭实据的情况下宣称、断定。
• The suspect alleged that he had not been in the neighborhood at the time of the crime. 嫌疑犯声称案发时他不在现场。
affirm: v.坚信不疑地肯定或宣称,是deny的反义词。
• He affirmed his love for her. 他发誓爱她。
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。
• The invention of the printing press announced the diffusion of knowledge. 印刷术的发明宣告了知识普及时代的来临。
proclaim: v.宣布;宣告(成立)。指经过深思熟虑后向大众宣布一个明确的决定或判断,尤其指重大事件的宣布,多用于官方场合。
• The president proclaimed an emergency when the war came. 当战争来临的时候总统宣布进入紧急状态。
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。
• She asserted that she was innocent . 她宣称自己是无辜的。
claim: v.要求,声称,断言。多指根据某种规定提出的要求或主张。
• They claim that if more people rode bicycles to go to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city. 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。