proclaim

动词 v.
/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/    /pɹoʊˈkleɪm/|/pɹəʉˈklæɪm/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To announce or declare.
    — Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.
  2. To make (something) the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers. dated,historical
    — Were those baronies proclaimed at the time you were in them? –Some of them are; the barony of Duhallow is proclaimed.

词形变化

proclaims present,singular,third-person proclaiming participle,present proclaimed participle,past proclaimed past proclaime alternative,obsolete proclame alternative,obsolete

词源

From Middle English proclamen, proclaime, from Old French proclamer, from Latin prōclāmō, prōclāmāre, from prō- (“forth”) + clāmō (“to shout, cry out”). Spelling altered by influence of claim, from the same Latin source (clāmō).
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