To allege is to say that something is true, or that someone has done something wrong, without putting the proof on the table. Police allege that he stole the car; a report alleges safety problems. It is the verb of news and law: careful, a little cold, and it keeps a gap between 'said' and 'shown.' You allege that something happened; you do not usually 'allege someone' the way you accuse someone of a deed.

To allege is to say that something is true, or that someone has done something wrong allege 是說某件事是真的，或某人做了壞事, without putting the proof on the table卻不把證據攤出來。Police allege that he stole the car警方指稱他偷了車; a report alleges safety problems報告指稱有安全問題。It is the verb of news and law這是新聞和法律用的動詞: careful, a little cold謹慎、有點冷靜, and it keeps a gap between 'said' and 'shown.'而且在「說了」和「證實了」之間保持一段距離。You allege that something happened你會說 allege that something happened（指稱發生了什麼事）; you do not usually 'allege someone' the way you accuse someone of a deed而通常不會像 accuse 那樣說「allege 某人」。

Formal. Everyday speech prefers say, claim, or accuse.

Formal正式用語。Everyday speech prefers日常口語比較常用 say, claim, or accuse say、claim 或 accuse。

Though actually, English once had another allege meaning 'make lighter,' a twin of alleviate — almost gone now. The word you will meet is the 'claim without proof' one.

Though actually不過其實, English once had another allege meaning 'make lighter,' a twin of alleviate英文以前還有另一個 allege，意思是「減輕」，是 alleviate 的雙胞胎──almost gone now現在幾乎已經消失了。The word you will meet你會遇到的 is the 'claim without proof' one是「指稱但沒有證據」的這個意思。