state that + clause
that 在口语中常可省略，后接完整的从句说明陈述内容。
The witness stated that she had seen the car.
证人陈述说她见过那辆车。
陈述；说明；声明
stated — past of state
声明为事实；使众所周知；规定；[计] 状态
to say or write something clearly, especially as a fact or in a formal way
声明为事实
To declare to be a fact.
使众所周知
To make known.
一般现在时
The report states the facts clearly.
报告清晰地陈述了事实。
一般过去时
He stated his opinion at the meeting.
他在会议上陈述了自己的观点。
现在完成时
She has stated her intention to resign.
她已经表明了辞职的意图。
常用于正式场合，表示陈述或声明。
The witness stated that she saw the car at midnight.
证人陈述说她在午夜看到了那辆车。
用法提示：stated 是 state 的过去式，作动词表示‘陈述、说明’。
Please state your name and address at the front desk.
请在前台说明你的姓名和地址。
用法提示：state 用作动词原形，表示‘说明、告知’。
The article states that the meeting has been postponed.
文章说明会议已被推迟。
用法提示：states 是 state 的第三人称单数形式，表示‘声明、说明’。
that 在口语中常可省略，后接完整的从句说明陈述内容。
The witness stated that she had seen the car.
证人陈述说她见过那辆车。
直接接名词作宾语，语气正式，多用于书面或正式场合。
Please state your name and address.
请说明您的姓名和地址。
后可接 how、why、whether 等引导的从句，表示说明具体情况。
The report does not state how the accident happened.
报告没有说明事故是如何发生的。
用 to 引出听取陈述的对象，常见于正式或法律语境。
He stated his objections to the committee.
他向委员会陈述了他的反对意见。
比 state 更正式，常用于官方或公开场合。
强调主观自信，语气比 state 强；后常接 that 从句。
非常正式，强调肯定态度和真实性，多见于书面语或法律语境。
暗示可能缺乏证据或真实性存疑，语气不如 state 中性。
侧重公开性和向公众发布，不一定是在陈述事实，更常用于消息、计划等。
grammar · medium
易错句子He stated me that he would resign.
正确表达He stated to me that he would resign.
state 是及物动词，可以接 that 从句作宾语，但不能像 tell 那样接双宾语（tell sb sth）。要引出听话人必须用介词 to，构成 state to sb that...，所以 stated me that 应改为 stated to me that。
grammar · medium
易错句子She state that the plan is too expensive.
正确表达She states that the plan is too expensive.
一般现在时中，主语为第三人称单数（she）时动词要加 -s。state 的第三人称单数形式是 states，故 state 应改为 states。
grammar · medium
易错句子He stated about the reasons for his decision.
正确表达He stated the reasons for his decision.
state 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 about。这里受汉语“陈述关于……”的说法影响多加了 about，去掉 about 后 stated 直接带宾语 the reasons，意思和语气不变。
针对 state 的“声明为事实”义：deny 表示声明其为非事实，二者在肯定/否定上直接相对；不适用于名词义项“状态”。
针对 state 的“声明/陈述”义：contradict 表示提出相反的陈述，侧重否定既有说法。
针对 state 的“使众所周知”义：conceal 表示阻止信息被人知晓，与公开陈述方向相反。
针对 state 的“正式陈述”义：retract 表示撤销自己先前所作的陈述，是常规反义。
陈述事实
The report states the facts clearly.
该报告清楚地陈述了事实。
明确说明
She stated clearly that she would not attend.
她明确说明她不会出席。
陈述观点
He stated his opinion without hesitation.
他毫不犹豫地陈述了自己的观点。
说明理由
Applicants must state their reasons for requesting leave.
申请人必须说明请假的理由。
宣誓后陈述
The witness stated under oath that she saw the accident.
证人在宣誓后陈述说，她目睹了事故。
state 的对象通常是事实
陈述的事实往往需要证据支持
在法庭上正式 state 事实即为 testimony
正式陈述事实时常伴有 oath
证人需要 state 自己所看到的事实
说出显而易见的事；坦言明摆着的事实
Let me state the obvious: without more funding, the project will fail.
让我把显而易见的事说出来：没有更多资金，这个项目就会失败。
陈述自己的理由；说明自己的立场
Before the committee, each applicant may state their case.
在委员会面前，每位申请人都可以陈述自己的理由。
说明来意；说出你要办的事
The receptionist looked up and asked, 'State your business.'
接待员抬起头问：“请说明来意。”
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表明立场
The spokesperson stated the company's position on the issue.
发言人表明了公司在这个问题上的立场。