allege

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To state under oath, to plead. obsolete,transitive
  2. To lighten, diminish. obsolete
    — and suffir never your soveraynté to be alledged with your subjects,
    and suffer not your sovereignty to be diminished with your subjects,
  3. To cite or quote an author or his work for or against. archaic
  4. To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc. transitive
    — I will further alleage a storie[…]to make us palpably feele his naturall condition.
  5. To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof. transitive
    — The agency alleged that my credit history had problems.

词形变化

alleges present,singular,third-person alleging participle,present alleged participle,past alleged past alleadge alternative alledg alternative alledge alternative allegge alternative alleges present,singular,third-person alleging participle,present alleged participle,past alleged past alleadge alternative alledg alternative alledge alternative allegge alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
allegeable alleger misallege reallege
相关词
allegation privilege

词源

词源 1
From Middle English aleggen, perhaps from Old French alleguer, or from Anglo-Norman aleger, the form perhaps from Old French esligier (“to acquit”), from Medieval Latin *exlītigāre (“to clear at law”), from Latin ex (“out”) + lītigō (“sue at law”), but the meaning from Old French alleguer, from Latin allēgāre (“send on a mission, depute; relate, mention, adduce”), from ad (“to”) + lēgō (“send”). See also al-.
词源 2
From Middle English alleggen, from Old French alegier, from Latin alleviāre (“lighten”), from ad + levis (“light”). Doublet of alleviate.
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