proclaim有"宣布"之意,只能作動詞,指官方事務中當局對大眾所作的重要宣布。
claim的意思就是根據權利來聲明的意思,比如根據權利索賠,根據權利認領之類。
這兩個詞壹般可以互換,但是claim還有索賠的意思,可作名詞。
He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.
他聲稱這壹切都是壹場針對他的陰謀。
He repeated his claim that the people of Trinidad and Tobago backed his action.
他再次聲稱,特立尼達和多巴哥的人民支持他的行動。
An underground organisation has claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion.
壹個地下組織已經聲稱對這起炸彈爆炸事件負責。
The Boers rebelled against British rule, proclaiming their independence on 30 December 1880.
布爾人反抗英國統治,並於1880年12月30日宣布獨立。
'I think we have been heard today,' he proclaimed.
“我想今天我們說的大家都聽見了,”他明確地說。
Britain proudly proclaims that it is a nation of animal lovers.
英國驕傲地聲稱自己是壹個熱愛動物的國家。