詞彙精選：proclaim的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
v.
宣告，公佈（某事物）；聲明 [T]
例句：
The president proclaimed that a new currency would be issued.
總統宣佈將發行新貨幣。
例句：
He proclaimed Charles his heir.
他宣佈查爾斯爲他的繼承人。
表明（某事物）；顯示 [T]
例句：
Yet, never will I proclaim my accomplishments.
但是我決不炫耀我的成績。
例句：
She did not proclaim her intention.
她沒有把自己的意圖明說出來。
二、詞義辨析：
announce,declare,proclaim,pronounce,advertise,broadcast,publish
這些動詞均含“宣佈，公開”之意。announce多指首次宣佈大家感興趣或可滿足大家好奇心的事情。 declare側重正式就某事清楚明白地宣佈。proclaim指官方宣佈重大事件或施政方針，語體比announce正式。pronounce詞義與announce,declare接近，但較多用於指法律判決方面的宣佈。advertise指通過文字和圖像資料等的反覆宣傳而引起公衆的注意，有時隱含令人不快或言過其實的意味。broadcast專指利用廣播或電視傳播消息或發表見解。publish專指通過報刊或其它媒介向公衆公佈事情。
三、參考例句：
She did not proclaim her intention.
她沒有把自己的意圖明說出來。
Yet, never will I proclaim my accomplishments.
但是我決不炫耀我的成績。
He was impelled to proclaim his doctrine.
他不得不宣揚他的教義。
A herald will proclaim the new king immediately the old one dies.
傳令官將在老國王去世後立刻宣告新國王。
Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD or fully declare his praise?
誰能傳說耶和華的大能，誰能表明他一切的美德。
Some boxes proclaim"Merry Christmas!" and "Happy New Year!" in English on their sides.
有些盒子側面用英文寫着“聖誕快樂”和“新年快樂”。
It is not enough, however, to proclaim our ideals or even to be convinced that we have them.
然僅宣佈吾人之理想，甚或確信吾人具有此種理想，尚嫌不足。
Cocky and conceited people tend to take a position and then proclaim, bluster, and totally disregard differing opinions or points of view.
自大逞能的人習慣先選擇立場，然後宣告、誇口，完全忽視其他不同的觀點。
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States do hereby proclaim December 1, 2013, as World AIDS Day.
爲此，我，美利堅合衆國總統巴拉克·奧巴馬，以美國憲法和法律賦予我的權力，特此宣佈2013年12月1日爲世界艾滋病日。
