avow
/əˈvaʊ/verb
reporting verb
- assert or confess openly宣称; 坦言; 公开承认：
with clause he avowed that he had voted Labour in every election他坦言每届大选他都投了工党一票
with obj. he avowed his change of faith他公开承认改变信仰
as adj. avowed an avowed Marxist.一个公开的马克思主义者。
派生词
avowal
nounavowedly
adverb词源
Middle English （in the senses acknowledge， approve and vouch for）： from Old French avouer 'acknowledge'， from Latin advocare 'summon in defence' （see AVOUCH）.