v.动词
allege, affirm, assert, claim, declare这组词都有“以某种肯定口气提出…”的意思,它们之间的区别是:
1.allege表示“声称,伪称”,常有借口的意思。例如:
He alleged illness for a reason for not going to work.他称病,以此作为不去工作的理由。2.affirm表示“肯定,断言”,指坚信不疑因而断言。例如:
It may be safely affirmed that he is innocent.可以断言,他是无罪的。3.assert表示“主张,断言”,指宣称某事如此,并不说它是事实,着重主观自信心。例如:
He asserts the cause of liberty.他主张自由主义。4.claim表示“宣称”,语气比assert弱些。例如:
He claimed to be the rightful heir.他声称自己是合法继承人。5.declare意味着因否认某事而郑重地宣称。例如:
He declared that he had not done it.他声称他没干这事。assert，affirm，allege，maintain，testify，claim这些动词均含有“断言，声称”之意。
assert主观意味强，指自认为某事就是如此，而不管事实如何。
affirm侧重在作出断言时表现出的坚定与不可动摇的态度。
allege多指无真凭实据，不提供证据的断言或宣称。
maintain与assert近义，但前者指坚决维护某种主张或观点。
testify多指在法庭作证，庄严地宣称自己所说属实。
claim可与assert换用，但语气弱一些，侧重指行使自己的权利提出要求令他人承认。
1300年进入英语，直接源自古法语的eslegier，意为法津上清白；最初源自拉丁语的allegare，意为请求，命名。
用作动词 v.
～+名词allege illness称病allege one's innocence声称是无辜的～+副词allege heatedly激动地宣称allege insistently坚持辩解allege irrelevantly不相干地辩解allege pointlessly无意义地辩解allege repeatedly又一次地宣称
近义词 say说claim要求state情形plead辩护assert断言charge责任affirm证实contend竞争testify作证propose打算profess 声称impute归罪于aver极力声明maintain维持declare宣布声明…
用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+ASo they allege, but do they have any proof?他们这样说,但是他们有无证据呢?
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.He alleged his innocence at the police station.他在警察局声称他是无辜的。
The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱,为自己辩解。S+～+that-clauseThe newspapers allege that the police shot the suspect without warning.报纸声称警察未加警告就开枪打死了嫌疑犯。
The newspaper alleges that the criminal has escaped.报纸报道那名罪犯已经逃跑了。
They alleged that Abell was a spy.他们声称艾贝尔是间谍。
They allege that he is guilty of theft but they have given no proof.他们硬说他犯有盗窃罪,但拿不出任何证据。
In her statement she alleges that the accused was seen at the scene of the crime.她在供述中声称,有人在作案现场看见了被告。
The complaint alleged that they had intimidated Mrs. Tatum from voting.原告控诉书声称,他们恐吓塔特姆太太,阻止她去投票。
Some critics alleged that since he wrote The Grapes of Wrath ,Steinbeck has lost his fire.一些批评家断言,斯坦贝克自从写了《愤怒的葡萄》之后就丧失了激情。
The old lady insistently alleged that her daughter was murdered.那老太太坚持说她的女儿是被谋杀的。
用作宾补动词
S+～+ n./pron. +to be n.Nearly 500 public officials were alleged to be members of an illegal society.据称大约有500名公务员是非法社团的成员。其他It's hard to find proof for his alleged innocence.很难发现证据证明他是无辜的。
v.动词
allege的基本意思是指言之确凿,却未必可信。常含有借口的意思。
allege用作及物动词时,其宾语可以是名词,也可以是that引导的从句,可用于被动结构。allege偶尔也可用作不及物动词。
动词99%,名词1%
So theyalleged, but have they any proof?他们是这样宣称的，但他们有证据吗？
The policeallegedthat the man was murdered but they have given no proof.警方声称这男子是被谋杀的，但未提出任何证据。