claim
释义
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
词根拆分
词根派生源自拉丁语 clāmāre，"大声喊"。claim 最初是公开高喊的要求——喊出某物归你。这股力量保留在"主张权利"中（claim compensation 索赔）；而日常义软化为"声称属实"（他声称自己无辜）。两者本质都是：扬声断言。
词根 claim 还连着 24 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
He claims he saw the whole accident, but no one believes him.
他声称目睹了整起事故，但没人相信他。
- 2.
She claimed the prize after winning the competition.
赢得比赛后，她领取了奖品。
- 3.
You can claim a refund if the product is faulty.
如果产品有缺陷，你可以要求退款。
- 4.
His claim that the data was fake turned out to be true.
他关于数据造假的说法最后被证实是真的。
易混词辨析
claim 暗示"无证据的断言"，常引人怀疑（他声称自己是医生）；state 是中性陈述事实（她报出姓名）；declare 正式且公开（declare war 宣战、declare income 申报收入）。你心存怀疑 → claim；中性事实 → state。