[reporting verb](formal)state or assert to be the case 宣称;断言 [with clause]he averred that he was innocent of the allegations. 他宣称自己对指控毫不知情。 [with direct speech]‘I don't have to do anything—it's his problem,’ Rory averred. “我什么也不用做,那是他的问题,”罗里声称。 ■[with obj.](Law)allege as a fact in support of a plea (律)(支持申诉时)证明…属实
语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'declare or confirm to be true'): from Old French averer, based on Latin ad 'to' (implying 'cause to be') + verus 'true'