allegation
英 [?l?'ge??(?)n]
美['?l?'ge??n]
CET6+IELTSTOEFL中頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?allegations;
助記提示
1. al- "ad-, to" + leg- "depute, send" + -ation.
2. => send for sth as evidence, bring forth as evidence.
英文詞源
- allegation (n.)
- early 15c., "action of alleging," from Middle French allégation, from Latin allegationem (nominative allegatio) "a sending, despatching," noun of action from past participle stem of allegare (see allege).
雙語例句
- 1. The allegation has caused one lecturer's career to bite the dust.
- 這項指控斷送了一名講師的前程。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Such an allegation is utterly without foundation.
- 這樣的指控完全沒有根據(jù)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. That allegation is a flat-out lie.
- 那項指控是徹頭徹尾的謊言。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He made the allegation under the protection of parliamentary privilege.
- 他是在議員特權(quán)的保護(hù)下說出那種指責(zé)的話的。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. The lawyer's allegation was proved.
- 律師的辯解已被證明屬實.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》