declaration

英 [dekl?'re??(?)n] 美[,d?kl?'re??n]

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復(fù)數(shù):?declarations;

declaration (n.): mid-14c., "action of stating," from Old French declaration, from Latin declarationem (nominative declaratio), noun of action from past participle stem of declarare (see declare). Meaning "proclamation, public statement" is from 1650s. Declaration of independence is recorded from 1776 (the one by the British American colonies seems to be the first so called; though the phrase is not in the document itself, it was titled that from the first in the press).

1. On the customs declaration, the sender labeled the freight as agricultural machinery.: 在報(bào)關(guān)單上，寄貨人將貨物列為農(nóng)用機(jī)械。

2. The resolution stopped short of an outright declaration of independence.: 這項(xiàng)決議幾乎成為公開(kāi)的獨(dú)立宣言。

3. Some delegates believe the final declaration is likely to be too timorous.: 一些代表認(rèn)為最后的聲明可能不夠強(qiáng)硬。

4. It was meant to sound like an epoch-making declaration.: 有意讓它聽(tīng)起來(lái)像是一個(gè)劃時(shí)代的宣言。

5. The declaration was drafted by a committee chaired by Dr Robert Song.: 宣言由羅伯特·桑博士領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的委員會(huì)起草。