| 单词 | proclamation |
| 释义 | proclamation (once / 458 pages) n A proclamation is a formal public statement. If the mayor of your town issued a proclamation honoring the state champion field hockey team, this is an official statement of praise and celebration. A major statement made in front of an audience or the authoritative word on some subject is a proclamation. It's usually used in an official or government context, although an ordinary person can also make a proclamation, like your proclamation that you'll never dance again after your embarrassment at last week's hip hop recital. The root is proclaim, declare publicly, though the i is dropped in proclamation. WORD FAMILYproclamation: proclamations+/proclaim: proclaimed, proclaiming, proclaims, proclamation/proclaimed: self-proclaimed USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Obama’s unilateral actions, by executive order, proclamation or memoranda, are even more vulnerable. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) On this day full of light, the prophetic proclamation resounds: Time(Dec 25, 2016) But Niel Lawrence, a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said the result of a Trump proclamation isn’t so clear-cut. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1n a formal public statement Syn|Hypo|Hyper announcement, annunciation, declaration edict a formal or authoritative proclamation promulgationthe official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect statement a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc 2n the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice Syn|Hyper promulgation act, deed, human action, human activity something that people do or cause to happen |
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