statement

英 ['steɪtm(ə)nt] 美['stetmənt]

• n. 声明；陈述，叙述；报表，清单

1. a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc;

"according to his statement he was in London on that day"

2. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true;

"it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"

3. (music) the presentation of a musical theme;

"the initial statement of the sonata"

4. a nonverbal message;

"a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"

"his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"

5. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

6. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

7. a document showing credits and debits