declare oneself

基本解释

It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right - especially when one is right.
宣称自己错误比坚持自己正确更高贵——特别是自己确实是对的情况下。
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Ever more than once once saw Ba Joe declare oneself is the fan of international Milan since the childhood, this let me leave him feeling more Sad.
曾经不止一次看到过巴乔声称自己从小就是国际米兰的球迷，这更让我对他的离开感到伤心。
For him, interpretive method is not demonstrating what is right, but converting oneself into an exemplary character with special authority to declare what is right.
对他来讲，解释的方法并不是用以证明什么是正确的，而是让人向一种典范性的人格转变，这种人格有一种特别的权威，可以宣布什么是正确的。