核心詞義
n. 斷言；主張；辯解；指控
速記技巧
詞根詞綴法
al-加強(qiáng)意義+-leg-誦讀+-ation名詞詞尾
知識(shí)擴(kuò)展
詞語(yǔ)搭配
詞語(yǔ)搭配 allegation與以下詞性連用 v. deny an allegation 否認(rèn)指控 make an allegation 作出指控 prep. allegation of 對(duì)…的指控 conj. allegation that 關(guān)于…的指控
詞語(yǔ)辨析
claim allegation assertion contention These are all words for a statement that sth is true, although it has not been proved. 以上各詞均表示未經(jīng)證實(shí)的說法。 claim a statement that sth is true, although it has not been proved 指聲明、宣稱、斷言 allegation ( rather formal ) a public statement that is made without giving proof, accusing sb of doing sth that is wrong or illegal 指無證據(jù)的說法、指控 assertion ( rather formal ) a statement of sth that you strongly believe to be true, although it has not been proved 指明確肯定、斷言 用claim還是assertion？ When the point in doubt is a matter of opinion, not fact, use assertion . 如果對(duì)所談問題存疑是因?yàn)榭捶ú煌且蚺c事實(shí)不符，用assertion： She made sweeping claims about the role of women in society. When you are talking about a matter of fact you can use either word; an assertion may be slightly stronger than a claim and it is a more formal word. 如果所談問題是事實(shí)，用任何一詞均可。assertion比claim語(yǔ)氣稍強(qiáng)，且更正式。 contention ( formal ) a belief or opinion that you express, especially in an argument 尤指爭(zhēng)論中的看法、觀點(diǎn) 常用搭配 a(n) claim / allegation / assertion / contention that… a(n) claim / allegation / assertion about / of sth false / unfounded / conflicting claims / allegations / assertions / contentions to make / challenge / withdraw a(n) claim / allegation / assertion / contention
精選例句
高考
1、 That allegation is a flat-out lie.
那一個(gè)指控是徹底的謊言。
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