英 [əˈvaʊd] 美 [əˈvaʊd]
adj. 公开宣布的；公开承认的；公然的
v. 声明（avow 的过去式和过去分词）
avowed /əˈvaʊd/
形容词 If you are an avowed supporter or opponent of something, you have declared that you support it or oppose it. 公开声明的
She is an avowed vegetarian.
她公开声明自己是素食者。
形容词 An avowed belief or aim is one that you have declared formally or publicly. 公开宣称的(信念或目标)
His avowed intention was to bring about reform and spiritual renewal for the church.
他公开宣称他目标是进行教会改革和灵性的复兴。
公开宣称
坚持(诉讼)；开释，证明…无罪
供认
自认
公开宣布的；公开承认的；公然的
An aide avowed that the President had known nothing of the deals.
一位助理声明，总统对这些交易一无所知。
The government's avowed aim, however, is to maintain "a substantially homogeneous society into which newcomers, from whatever sources, will merge themselves".
然而，政府公开宣称的目标是保持“一个实质上同质化的社会，无论出身何处的新来者都将融入其中”。
She is an avowed vegetarian.
她公开声明自己是素食者。
The stores also stock abundant slabs of red meat--never mind that Mackey is an avowed vegetarian.
The real weakness may be not in his methods but in his avowed aims.
Certainly not Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the avowed "Aseanist" who will preside over the expansion.