claim
Definitions
To state that something is true, often without proof.
声称；断言（常无证据）
To demand or assert a right to something.
索取；要求（权利）
A statement that something is true; an assertion.
说法；断言；主张
A demand for something as a right (e.g. an insurance claim).
（依权利提出的）要求；索赔
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin clāmāre, 'to cry out.' A claim began as a loud public demand — shouting that something is yours. That root force survives in 'claim a right' (claim compensation), while the everyday sense softened to 'state as true' (he claims he's innocent). Both are, at heart, raising your voice to assert.
Root claim still carries 24 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.claim responsibility声称对…负责
- 2.make a claim提出主张／要求
- 3.file an insurance claim提出保险理赔
- 4.claim compensation索取赔偿
- 5.false claim不实说法
Example Sentences
- 1.
He claims he saw the whole accident, but no one believes him.
- 2.
She claimed the prize after winning the competition.
- 3.
You can claim a refund if the product is faulty.
- 4.
His claim that the data was fake turned out to be true.
Easily Confused
claim vs declare vs state — claim implies assertion without proof, and often invites doubt (he claims he's a doctor). state is neutral reporting of fact (she stated her name). declare is formal and public (declare war, declare income). If you doubt it → claim; if it's neutral fact → state.