Allegation
“Allegation”是一个名词,表示指控、断言,指在没有充分证据的情况下提出的声明或指控。这个词常用于法律、新闻和政治语境中。
- The allegation of fraud was investigated by the police. (欺诈指控被警方调查。)
- He denied the allegations made against him. (他否认了对他的指控。)
- Serious allegations require thorough investigation. (严重的指控需要彻底调查。)
“Allegation”来自拉丁语 “allegāre”,由 “ad-”(向)和 “lēgāre”(派遣,声称)组成,字面意思是”声称”。
- 前缀:al-(向,ad-的变体)
- 词根:legat-(声称)
- 后缀:-ion(名词后缀,表示动作)
“Allegation”是法律和新闻术语,常用于描述尚未证实的指控或声明。这个词强调指控的性质,不一定表示真实性。
- 动词形式:allege(指控,声称)
- 形容词形式:alleged(被指控的,声称的)
可以将 “allegation” 与 “allege”(指控)联系起来,“-ation” 后缀将其变为名词形式。
When someone made an allegation that I had cheated on the test, I was shocked. I knew I hadn’t done anything wrong, but I still had to meet with the teacher to explain myself. It was stressful, but everything worked out in the end.
当有人指控我在考试中作弊时,我很震惊。我知道我没有做错任何事,但我仍然必须与老师见面解释。这很有压力,但最终一切都解决了。