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v. 断言,宣称  

拆分: al-加强意义 + -leg-诵读 + -e动词词尾                  

辨异:
allege, assert
allege指在缺乏证据的情况下宣称;
assert则指以强烈的信心或论点极力主张。

例:
The teacher alleged that the student might have cheated on the exam. 老师说那名学生可能考试作弊。
The student asserted that he had not cheated. 那名学生极力否认自己作弊。