proclamation
/ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃən/noun
1- a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance(尤指涉及重大事件的)公告; 布告; 宣言; 声明:
the issuing by the monarch of a proclamation dissolving Parliament.
君主发布的解散议会的公告。
1.1
- mass noun the public or official announcement of such a matter正式宣布; 广泛宣告:
the government restricted the use of water by proclamation.
政府通过发布公告的形式限制用水。
1.2
- a clear declaration of something宣称; 声明:
they often make proclamations about their heterosexuality.
他们经常公然声明自己的异性爱行为。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin proclamatio(n-),from proclamare 'shout out '(see PROCLAIM).