pronounce

英[prə'naʊns]，美[prə'naʊns]

v. 发音; 宣布
助记：pro-在前 + nounce-讲话 → 在[嘴]前讲话 → 发音。

词 源 树

权威词源导读

pronounce (v.) - 14世纪早期，"to declare officially"；14世纪晚期，"to speak, utter"，源自古法语prononcier "declare, speak out, pronounce" (13世纪晚期，近代法语prononcer)，源自晚期拉丁语pronunciare，源自拉丁语pronuntiare "to proclaim, announce; pronounce, utter"，源自pro "forth, out, in public" (参见pro-) + nuntiare "announce"，源自nuntius "messenger" (源自原始印欧语词根*neu- "to shout")。

词源说明（童理民）

1. pronounce : pro-,向前，-nounce,发音，词源同announce,nuncio.引申诸相关词义。

21世纪大英汉词典

#pronouncevt.1.■宣布；宣告：The priest said, “I now pronounce you man and wife.”神父说：“我现在宣布你们两人结为夫妻。”2.■宣称；表示；宣判；断言：The doctors pronounced that he was no longer in danger.医生宣称他已脱离危险。3.■发…的音；发音；念字，读字；注…的音，注意：to know how to pronounce a name知道如何念名字4.■朗读：as I pronounce it to you就像我对你朗读的那样vi.1.■表示意见；表态；做出审断；宣告(on):The court pronounced against my claim.法院驳回我的权利要求。2.■(法庭上)发表意见，表态，作出判断，判决变形vt.pronouncedpronouncing#