avow

• vt. 承認；公開宣稱；坦率承認

來自拉丁語advocare的法語形式。前綴ad-,向。詞根voc,聲音。

avuncular 叔伯的

詞根av, 祖宗，祖父，見atavism。-uncul, 小詞后綴。

avow (v.)

early 13c., from Anglo-French avouer, Old French avoer "acknowledge, accept, recognize," especially as a protector (Modern French avouer), from Latin advocare (see advocate). A synonym of avouch (q.v.), which tends to contain the more technical, legal aspect of the word. Related: Avowed; avowing.

1. The senator was forced to avow openly that he had received some money from that company.

那個參議員被迫承認曾經收過那家公司的一些錢.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. I must avow that I am innocent.

我要公開聲明我是無罪的.

來自辭典例句

3. But whatever the danger, Christ's followers must avow their principles.

但不論遭何危險, 跟從基督的人必須承認自己的信仰.

來自互聯網

4. Many a man thinks, what he is ashamed to avow ( Samuel Johnson ).

很多人都考慮過那些他們羞于說出來的事 ( 薩謬爾約翰遜 ).

來自互聯網