Claiming
“Claiming” 是动词 claim 的 -ing 形式,可作现在分词(正在声称/索取)或动名词(声称、索赔这一行为)。常见搭配包括 claiming that…(声称……)、claiming responsibility(宣称负责)、claiming benefits(申领福利)。
- “He kept claiming that the report was inaccurate.” (他一再声称那份报告不准确。)
- “She is claiming compensation for the delayed flight.” (她正在为航班延误申请赔偿。)
- “Claiming credit for someone else’s work is unethical.” (把别人的成果据为己有是不道德的。)
词干 claim 来自拉丁语 clamare(呼喊、大声说),原义与“大声提出主张”相关,-ing 表示进行或名词化的动作。
claim(词干)+ -ing(现在分词/动名词后缀),无额外前缀。
在新闻和法律语境中,claiming 常带有争议色彩:一方 claiming innocence(宣称无罪),另一方 claiming damages(索赔)。商务英语里也常见 claiming expenses(报销费用)。
- 原形: claim
- 过去式/过去分词: claimed
- 固定搭配: “claiming that” (声称……), “claiming ownership” (宣称所有权)
把 claiming 想成“正在 claim(喊出来、提出来)”,无论是声称还是索赔,核心都是“把某种主张说出来”。
“The CEO was claiming the merger would create jobs, but employees were claiming the opposite after seeing the layoff list.” (首席执行官声称合并会创造就业,但员工看到裁员名单后却声称恰恰相反。)