| 单词 | avowal |
| 释义 | avowal (once / 2641 pages) n An avowal is an affirmation of the truth of what you believe. It’s an honest admission. An avowal is a way of owning up to or declaring something. To avow is to acknowledge or claim something. An avowal is an example of this. Saying the Pledge of Allegiance is a type of avowal because you're stating your belief in the United States. Marriage vows are a type of avowal because you affirm your love and loyalty to someone. Prayers that state the existence of God are avowals because you confirm your faith and belief. People only make avowals for things they believe in wholeheartedly. WORD FAMILYavowal: avowals+/avow: avowal, avowed, avower, avowing, avows, disavow/avowed: avowedly, unavowed/avower: avowers/disavow: disavowable, disavowal, disavowed, disavowing, disavows/disavowal: disavowals/unavowed: unavowedly USAGE EXAMPLESExxonMobil’s use of offshore regimes – while legal – may also jar with Trump’s avowal to put “America first”. The Guardian(Dec 18, 2016) He said the avowal violates the First Amendment’s establishment clause and Air Force prohibitions on religious expression. Washington Times(Oct 07, 2016) Well informed and a very skilled debater, Beck made hash out of my fumbling avowal, and I lacked the wherewithal to rebut him. Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air(1996) n a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper affirmation, avouchment reaffirmation, reassertion renewed affirmation professing, professionan open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion affirmativea reply of affirmation yesan affirmative yeaan affirmative double negativean affirmative constructed from two negatives assertion, asseveration, averment a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) |
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