A proclamation is an official public statement about something important — a ruler, a president, a mayor, or a government saying, out loud and on the record, “this is now so.” It can mean the text itself (the poster, the speech, the signed paper) or the act of making it.

A proclamation is an official public statement about something importantProclamation 是對重要事情所發表的正式公開聲明——a ruler, a president, a mayor, or a government saying, out loud and on the record由統治者、總統、市長或政府大聲、正式地說出來 'this is now so'「事情現在就是這樣」。It can mean the text itself它可以指這份文件本身 (the poster, the speech, the signed paper)（公告海報、演說稿、簽署的文件）, or the act of making it也可以指發布這件事本身。

You meet it in history: a proclamation of independence, a royal proclamation read in a square.

You meet it in history你會在歷史裡碰到這個詞: a proclamation of independence像獨立宣言, a royal proclamation read in a square或在廣場上宣讀的皇室公告。

It is formal, a little old-fashioned in daily talk; a company today would more likely issue a statement or an announcement. Though actually, people still reach for it when they want the moment to feel big and public, not quiet and private.

It is formal它很正式, a little old-fashioned in daily talk在日常對話裡有點過時; a company today would more likely issue a statement or an announcement現在的公司比較可能是發布 statement（聲明）或 announcement（公告）。Though actually不過其實, people still reach for it大家還是會用這個詞 when they want the moment to feel big and public當他們想讓這一刻感覺盛大、公開的時候, not quiet and private而不是低調、私下的。