declaration
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dec·la·ra·tion /ˌdekləˈreɪʃən/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 SAY/STATEan important official statement about a particular situation or plan, or the act of making this statement 声明；宣告 a ceasefire declaration 停火声明 Under Islamic law it was possible to divorce by simple declaration. 从前按照伊斯兰法律，作简单的声明就可以离婚。declaration of the declaration of war 宣战2 SAY/STATEan official or serious statement of what someone believes 〔关于思想、主张等的〕宣言declaration of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights 《联合国人权宣言》 declarations of undying love 忠贞不渝的爱情宣言3 SAY/STATEa statement in which you officially give information about yourself 申报 a declaration of taxable earnings 应纳税收入的申报
Examples from the Corpus
declaration• In these circumstances, advertisements will be construed as a declaration of intention to hold an auction and not a contract.• They issued a declaration that it will be attempting to take over another three British companies.• On the 19th of July a declaration of war was delivered in Berlin.• Such grabbed two wickets in Lancashire's second innings to justify a bold declaration by Graham Gooch.• a customs declaration• The audience of 2,500 responded to his declaration with sustained and thunderous applause.• Helsinki was full of pious declarations about the inviolability of borders and non-interference in internal affairs.• Bans on their writings and imprisonment followed, despite the declarations of independence-but with one difference.declaration of• Congress issued a declaration of war.• Several audience members responded by shouting declarations of love for Martin.From Longman Business Dictionarydeclarationdec‧la‧ra‧tion /ˌdekləˈreɪʃən/ noun [countable]1TAXa statement in which you officially give information, for example about your income or about goods you are importing, which is used to calculate how much tax you will pay2a statement in which you officially give information about yourselfThe lender requires you to make a declaration that your income is sufficient to meet your monthly payments.3INSURANCE a statement signed by someone asking for insurance, promising that the details they have given on the insurance agreement are correct4INSURANCE a statement made by someone who has taken out insurance, giving details of the goods insured to the insurance companydec·la·ra·tion nounChineseSyllable
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declaration
dec‧la‧ra‧tion /ˌdekləˈreɪʃən/
noun [uncountable and countable]
1. an important official statement about a particular situation or plan, or the act of making this statement:
a ceasefire declaration
Under Islamic law it was possible to divorce by simple declaration.
declaration of
the declaration of war
2. an official or serious statement of what someone believes
declaration of
the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
declarations of undying love
3. a statement in which you officially give information about yourself:
a declaration of taxable earnings
▪ statement something that someone says or writes publicly in order to tell people what they intend to do, what their opinion is etc: The President will make a statement to the press this afternoon.
▪announcement a public or official statement telling people what has happened or what will happen: The announcement was heard by millions of radio listeners this morning. | The company made an announcement yesterday that Rogers has resigned as managing director.
▪declaration an important official statement, especially about what a government or organization intends to do: On the 19th of July a declaration of war was delivered in Berlin. | Independence Hall is where the delegates met to sign the Declaration of Independence and write the Constitution.
▪press release an official statement giving information to the newspapers, radio, or television: The singer issued a press release saying that she was too ill to continue with the tour.
▪testimony a formal statement saying that something is true, especially one a witness makes in a court of law: The testimony of the two arresting officers was an important part of the prosecution case. | The jury based their decision almost entirely on the testimony of one witness.
▪affidavit law a written statement that you swear is true, for use as proof in a court of law: A prison doctor who treated the accused sent an affidavit about his mental state.
dec‧la‧ra‧tion /ˌdekləˈreɪʃən/
noun [uncountable and countable]1. an important official statement about a particular situation or plan, or the act of making this statement:
declaration of
2. an official or serious statement of what someone believes
declaration of
3. a statement in which you officially give information about yourself:
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statement something that you say or write that gives information or an opinion, often in a formal way 通常指正式的说明、声明、陈述、报告 ：◆ A government spokesperson made a statement to the press. 政府发言人向新闻界发表了一份声明。 comment something that you say or write that gives an opinion on sth or is a response to a question about a particular situation 指议论、评论、意见 ：◆ She made helpful comments on my work. 她对我的工作提出了有益的意见。 announcement a spoken or written statement that informs people about sth 指公告、布告、通告 ：◆ the announcement of a peace agreement 和平协议公告 remark something that you say or write that gives an opinion or thought about sb/sth 指谈论、言论、评述 ：◆ He made a number of rude remarks about the food. 他对这食物作了许多无礼的评论。 declaration ( an official or formal statement, especially one that states an intention, a belief or a feeling, or that gives informationrather
指官方或正式的公告、宣告、宣言、声明 ：◆ the declaration of war 宣战 observation ( a comment, especially one based on sth you have seen, heard or readrather
尤指根据所见、所闻、所读而作的评论 ：◆ He began by making a few general observations about the report. 开头他先对这个报告作了几点概括性的评论。
comment, remark or observation? 用 comment、remark 还是 observation？
A comment can be official or private. Aremark can be made in public or private but is always unofficial and the speaker may not have considered it carefully. Anobservation is unofficial but is usually more considered than a remark.* comment 既可是官方的也可是私下的；remark 既可是公开的也可是私下的，但总是非官方的，说话者可能未经深思熟虑；observation 是非官方的，但通常较 remark 多几分考虑。
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