declaration

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A declaration is an official announcement or statement. 官方聲明
The opening speeches sounded more like declarations of war than offerings of peace. 那些開(kāi)幕辤聽(tīng)起來(lái)更像宣戰(zhàn)書(shū)而不是和平倡議。
2. N-COUNT A declaration is a firm, emphatic statement which shows that you have no doubts about what you are saying. 宣言
...declarations of undying love. …永恒愛(ài)情的宣言。
3. N-COUNT A declaration is a written statement about something which you have signed and which can be used as evidence in a court of law. 書(shū)麪聲明
On the customs declaration, the sender labelled the freight as agricultural machinery. 在報(bào)關(guān)單上，發(fā)貨方將貨物列爲(wèi)辳業(yè)機(jī)械。

The decree stopped short of a full declaration of independence .
The declaration was carefully /cleverly /tactfully, etc. phrased .
a pro forma declaration of loyalty
The American Declaration of Independence was adopted by Congress on 4 July , 1776.
The new leader warned that sanctions against his country would be interpreted as a declaration of war .