alleged

/əˈlɛdʒd/· adjective

社会新闻/法律B2

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Chinese meaning

涉嫌的;被指控的

宣xuān称chēng但dàn未wèi经jīng证zhèng实shí

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指zhǐ控kòng偷tōu窃qiè财cái物wù但dàn未wèi经jīng证zhèng实shí

Example

Questions have been raised over alleged theft of cash, valuable jewellery, gold and silver offered by devotees.

有人质疑,信徒供奉的现金、贵重珠宝、金银疑似被盗。

Source: BBC · 7 Jul 2026

Background ✎

印yìn度dù地dì标biāo罗luó摩mó神shén庙miào因yīn涉shè嫌xián信xìn众zhòng供gòng奉fèng品pǐn被bèi窃qiè,已yǐ改gǎi组zǔ管guǎn理lǐ委wěi员yuán会huì。

Roots · etymology

源自古法语 alegier,与拉丁法律用语相关

  • al-(向)+ lege(宣称,与拉丁 legare 相关)

Collocations

  • alleged theft / alleged crime / the alleged perpetrator

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