1. al- "ad-, to" + leg- "depute, send" + -ation.
2. => send for sth as evidence, bring forth as evidence.
英文詞源
allegation (n.)
early 15c., "action of alleging," from Middle French allégation, from Latin allegationem (nominative allegatio) "a sending, despatching," noun of action from past participle stem of allegare (see allege).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The allegation has caused one lecturer's career to bite the dust.
這項(xiàng)指控?cái)嗨土艘幻v師的前程。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Such an allegation is utterly without foundation.
這樣的指控完全沒(méi)有根據(jù)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. That allegation is a flat-out lie.
那項(xiàng)指控是徹頭徹尾的謊言。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. He made the allegation under the protection of parliamentary privilege.