名词

1. 布告;声明;通告
An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about something that has happened or that will happen.

2. 宣布;宣告;公布
The announcement of something that has happened is the act of telling people about it.

3. （在报纸、商店橱窗等处刊登的）启事，广告，通告
An announcement in a public place, such as a newspaper or the window of a shop, is a short piece of writing telling people about something or asking for something.

1. a formal public statement

e.g. the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war
a declaration of independence

Synonym: proclamationannunciationdeclaration

2. a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen

e.g. the announcement appeared in the local newspaper
the promulgation was written in English

Synonym: promulgation