a formal or explicit statement or announcement 声明;宣布,宣告 they issued a declaration at the close of the talks. 他们在会谈结束时发表了声明。 declarations of love. 爱的宣言。 ■the formal announcement of the beginning of a state or condition (就进入某状态或情况而发布的)公告,宣言 the declaration of war. 宣战。 a declaration of independence. 独立宣言。 ■a statement asserting or protecting a legal right 维权声明 ■a written public announcement of intentions or of the terms of an agreement (有关意图或协议条款的)公示 ■(Cricket)an act of declaring an innings closed (板球)宣布结束一赛局 ■(亦作 declaration of the poll)(Brit.)a public official announcement of the votes cast for candidates in an election (英)选举结果的公告 ■(Law)a plaintiff's statement of claims in proceedings (律)原告诉词 ■(Law)an affirmation made instead of taking an oath (律)非立誓证词。 比较 statutory declaration ■the naming of trumps in bridge, whist, or a similar card game (桥牌、惠斯特或类似牌戏中的)定约,叫牌 ■an announcement of a combination held in a card game such as piquet 摊牌
语源
late Middle English: from Latin declaratio(n-), from declarare 'make quite clear' (see declare)