declaration

英 [deklə'reɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,dɛklə'reʃən]

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复数: declarations;

declaration (n.): mid-14c., "action of stating," from Old French declaration, from Latin declarationem (nominative declaratio), noun of action from past participle stem of declarare (see declare). Meaning "proclamation, public statement" is from 1650s. Declaration of independence is recorded from 1776 (the one by the British American colonies seems to be the first so called; though the phrase is not in the document itself, it was titled that from the first in the press).

1. On the customs declaration, the sender labeled the freight as agricultural machinery.: 在报关单上，寄货人将货物列为农用机械。

2. The resolution stopped short of an outright declaration of independence.: 这项决议几乎成为公开的独立宣言。

3. Some delegates believe the final declaration is likely to be too timorous.: 一些代表认为最后的声明可能不够强硬。

4. It was meant to sound like an epoch-making declaration.: 有意让它听起来像是一个划时代的宣言。

5. The declaration was drafted by a committee chaired by Dr Robert Song.: 宣言由罗伯特·桑博士领导的委员会起草。