allegation
allegation 英 [ˌæləˈgeɪʃn] 美 [ˌælɪˈɡeʃən]
n. 指控; 陈述
名词复数:allegations
- An allegation is an accusation, which is sometimes true and sometimes not. If you say your sister stole a candy bar but you don't have any proof that she did it, you have made an allegation.
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- n. 指控; 陈述
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1. allegations of dishonesty against him
关于他不诚实的多种说法
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2. an allegation that he had been dishonest
一种关于他不诚实的说法
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3. The committee has made serious allegations about interference in its work.
委员会严正指控其工作受到了干涉。
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4. Several newspapers made allegations of corruption in the city's police department.
有几家报纸声称该市警察部门腐败。
- allegation (n.) early 15c., "action of alleging, formal declaration in court," from Old French alegacion "allegation, affirmation" (Modern French allégation) and directly from Latin allegationem (nominative allegatio) "a sending, dispatching," noun of action from past participle stem of allegare (see allege). Specifically in law, "assertion of a party to a suit or action, which he intends to prove." In general (non-legal) use, since 17c., often suggesting an assertion without proof.
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