1775, "what is stated," from state (v.) + -ment. From 1789 as "action of stating;" 1885 in the commercial sense "document displaying debits and credits."
雙語例句
1. The following recipe is a statement of another kind—food is fun!
下面的食譜是另一種觀點的表現——食物可以帶來樂趣！
來自柯林斯例句
2. That statement seemed designed to answer criticism of allied bombing missions.
那份聲明似乎是專門就聯合轟炸任務的批評作出反擊。
來自柯林斯例句
3. His second statement agrees with facts as stated by the other witnesses.
他的第二份供述與其他目擊證人所陳述的事實相符。
來自柯林斯例句
4. By his own statement, there have been imperfections in his judgment.
據他自己聲稱，他的判斷存在不足之處。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The presidents issued a strongly-worded statement in support of the government.