claimed
翻譯
聲稱, 要求, 索取, 奪去
例句
He claimed he was innocent.
他聲稱自己是無辜的。
She claimed the prize money.
她領取了獎金。
The storm claimed three lives.
暴風雨奪去了三個⼈的⽣命。
文法模式
((that-子句)) 聲稱... He claimed that he was a doctor.
((sth.)) 要求... She claimed the money from the insurance company.
((to-不定詞)) 聲稱做... He claims to know the secret.
近義詞
同義詞: assert, allege (斷言); 反義詞: deny (否認), disclaim (放棄)
詞源
源自拉丁語「clamare」(呼喊,大叫)。就像大聲喊出你的主張或要求。
記憶技巧
想像在機場行李提取處(baggage claim)大聲「喊」出哪個行李是你的。