declaration
/ˌdekləˈreɪʃən/noun
1- a formal or explicit statement or announcement声明; 宣布, 宣告：
they issued a declaration at the close of the talks
他们在会谈结束时发表了声明
declarations of love.
爱的宣言。
1.1
- the formal announcement of the beginning of a state or condition（就进入某状态或情况而发布的）公告, 宣言：
the declaration of war
宣战
a declaration of independence.
独立宣言。
1.2
- a statement asserting or protecting a legal right维权声明。
1.3
- a written public announcement of intentions or of the terms of an agreement（有关意图或协议条款的）公示。
1.4
- Cricket an act of declaring an innings closed【板球】对一赛局结束的宣布。
1.5
- （亦作declaration of the poll）Brit. a public official announcement of the votes cast for candidates in an election〈英〉选举结果的公告。
1.6
- Law a plaintiff's statement of claims in proceedings【律】原告诉词。
1.7
- Law an affirmation made instead of taking an oath【律】非立誓证词。比较STATUTORY DECLARATION.
1.8
- the naming of trumps in bridge, whist, or a similar card game（桥牌、惠斯特或类似牌戏中的）定约, 叫牌。
1.9
- an announcement of a combination held in a card game such as piquet摊牌。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin declaratio（n-）, from declarare 'make quite clear' （see DECLARE）.