基本释义
[verb] announce officially or publicly
[动词] 正式或公开宣布
深入解读
Proclaim 一词源自拉丁语 proclamare (大叫),由前缀 pro- (向前、在前)+词根 claim (呼喊、叫喊)构成。
14世纪末进入英语后即用来表示“宣布、宣告、声明”,主要指官方在口头上正式或公开宣布某个重大事件或施政方针,有时候通过喇叭在公共场所大声宣传,通常是明确、有力和权威地广泛宣传,较 announce 更为正式,比如:
- 宣战
proclaim war - 宣布紧急状态
proclaim a state of emergency - 他自封为皇帝。
He proclaimed himself emperor.
从大声明确地向外声明宣传这个概念出发, proclaim 也被进一步用来引申指“表明、明确显示、成为标志”,主要指清晰明确地向外表明或显示出来,常作书面用语使用,比如:
- 他那很特别的口音表明他是外地人。
His peculiar accent proclaimed him a stranger here. - 足球迷们戴着表示忠诚的头巾和帽子,如潮水般涌入酒吧。
Wearing scarves and hats which proclaimed their allegiance, the football fans flooded into the bar.
通过 proclaim 这个单词还可以联想记忆与之对应的名词 proclamation (宣言、公告、声明),比如美国第16任总统亚伯拉罕·林肯公布的《解放黑人奴隶宣言》(The Emancipation Proclamation)就用到了这个单词。
外刊例句
- Yet some unicorns lack the economies of scale and barriers to entry that their promoters proclaim.
然而,一些独角兽缺乏其造势者宣称的规模经济和准入壁垒。
——《经济学人》 - Whatever PETA says, he proclaims, is all lies and nonsense.
他宣称,不管反虐待动物组织怎么说,都是谎言和无稽之谈。
——《时代周刊》
常见短语
“proclaim“(宣布,宣告)是一个动词,通常用来描述公开宣布或宣告某种信息、观点、状态等。以下是一些包含单词 “proclaim” 的短语,附带中文解释:
- proclaim victory(宣布胜利)
- proclaim a new era(宣告新时代)
- proclaim one’s love(表白爱意)
- proclaim a decision(宣布决定)
- proclaim a policy(宣布政策)
- proclaim a statement(宣布声明)
- proclaim a law(宣布法律)
- proclaim a principle(宣布原则)
- proclaim a state of emergency(宣布紧急状态)
- proclaim a holiday(宣布假期)
- proclaim a goal(宣布目标)
- proclaim a message(宣布信息)
- proclaim a belief(宣布信仰)
- proclaim a warning(宣布警告)
- proclaim a revolution(宣布革命)
- proclaim a leader(宣布领袖)
- proclaim a ceremony(宣布仪式)
- proclaim a code of conduct(宣布行为准则)
- proclaim a truth(宣布真理)
- proclaim a proclamation(宣布宣言)
- proclaim a decree(宣布法令)
- proclaim a victory speech(宣布胜利演讲)
- proclaim a national day(宣布国庆日)
- proclaim a state of war(宣布战争状态)
- proclaim a slogan(宣布口号)
- proclaim a celebration(宣布庆祝活动)
- proclaim a decision publicly(公开宣布决定)
- proclaim a state of alert(宣布警戒状态)
- proclaim a festival(宣布节日)
- proclaim a declaration(宣布宣言)
- proclaim a discovery(宣布发现)
- proclaim a doctrine(宣布教义)
- proclaim a resolution(宣布决议)
- proclaim a conference(宣布会议)
- proclaim a principle of equality(宣布平等原则)
- proclaim a mission(宣布使命)
- proclaim a change(宣布改变)
- proclaim a celebration of unity(宣布团结庆典)
- proclaim a policy shift(宣布政策转变)
- proclaim a call to action(宣布行动号召)
- proclaim a victory parade(宣布胜利游行)
- proclaim a message of hope(宣布希望信息)
- proclaim a cultural event(宣布文化活动)
- proclaim a belief system(宣布信仰体系)
- proclaim a state of peace(宣布和平状态)
- proclaim a state of emergency readiness(宣布紧急状态准备)
- proclaim a declaration of independence(宣布独立宣言)
- proclaim a state of unity(宣布团结状态)
- proclaim a vision for the future(宣布未来愿景)
- proclaim a commitment to change(宣布改变承诺)
同近义词
declare: say something in a solemn and emphatic manner
pronounce: declare or announce, typically formally or solemnly
trumpet: proclaim widely or loudly