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Pronouncement Make Official Mayor President's 英 Prə'Naʊnsmənt] 美 Prə'Naʊnsmənt

英语单词 pronouncement
英美音标 英 [prə'naʊnsmənt] 美 [prə'naʊnsmənt]
中文释义 n.公告;声明
英语例句 (1) The mayor of the city gave a pronouncement on TV.
(2) There has been no official pronouncement yet on the state of the president's health.
(3) If you can support it, make a pronouncement.
中文例句 (1) 市长昨晚作了电视讲话。
(2) 官方尚未就总统的健康状况发表公告。
(3) 如果你能支付它的费用那么就做一份声明看看。
vocabulary简明 A pronouncement is an official announcement, like the kind politicians make. It’s formal and comes from someone in charge. The mayor of your town might make a pronouncement about the importance of not littering.
vocabulary扩展 When you make a pronouncement, you're certain about what you're saying and say it with authority. A school principal's pronouncement about not running in the halls might be broadcast over the intercom so everyone can hear it. A big brother might make a pronouncement about what’s for dinner. Feel free to ignore him, but not the principal or the mayor, unless you want to get in trouble. Pronouncement comes from the Latin word pronuntiare, "to proclaim or announce."
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]声明;公告 Pronouncements are public or official statements on an important subject.
  [usu pl]
  • ...the President's latest pronouncements about the protection of minorities.

    总统最近发布的保护少数民族的声明

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