avow
英 [?'va?]
美[?'va?]
- vt. 承認(rèn)；公開宣稱；坦率承認(rèn)
GRE擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?avows;過(guò)去式:?avowed;過(guò)去分詞:?avowed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?avowing;名詞:?avowal;
中文詞源
avow 聲明
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)advocare的法語(yǔ)形式。前綴ad-,向。詞根voc,聲音。
avuncular 叔伯的
詞根av, 祖宗，祖父，見atavism。-uncul, 小詞后綴。
英文詞源
- avow (v.)
- early 13c., from Anglo-French avouer, Old French avoer "acknowledge, accept, recognize," especially as a protector (Modern French avouer), from Latin advocare (see advocate). A synonym of avouch (q.v.), which tends to contain the more technical, legal aspect of the word. Related: Avowed; avowing.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The senator was forced to avow openly that he had received some money from that company.
- 那個(gè)參議員被迫承認(rèn)曾經(jīng)收過(guò)那家公司的一些錢.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. I must avow that I am innocent.
- 我要公開聲明我是無(wú)罪的.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. But whatever the danger, Christ's followers must avow their principles.
- 但不論遭何危險(xiǎn), 跟從基督的人必須承認(rèn)自己的信仰.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. Many a man thinks, what he is ashamed to avow ( Samuel Johnson ).
- 很多人都考慮過(guò)那些他們羞于說(shuō)出來(lái)的事 ( 薩謬爾約翰遜 ).
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