affirm, assert, allege, claim, announce, proclaim——声称affirm v. 坚信不疑地肯定或宣称，是deny的反义词。举例：He affirmed his love for her. 翻译：他发誓爱她。assert v. 指不管事实如何，主观自信地宣称，或者清楚有力地坚持某个情况为事实。举例：She asserted that she was innocent . 翻译：她宣称自己是无辜的。allege v. 在无真凭实据的情况下宣称、断定。举例：The suspect alleged that he had not been in the neighborhood at the time of the crime. 翻译：嫌疑犯声称案发时他不在现场。claim v. 要求，声称，断言。多指根据某种规定提出的要求或主张。举例：They claim that if more people rode bicycles to go to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city.翻译：他们生成如果有