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复数:oaths
noun
a solemn pledge to do something, esp. a promise to tell the truth, as in a court of law.He made an oath that he would never treat his own children the way he had been treated as a child.
such a pledge in prescribed words, used to declare allegiance or to declare that one will serve one's office honorably.He becomes president after taking the oath of office.The new physicians took the Hippocratic Oath.
an irreverent use of the name of a deity, or a similar blasphemous utterance.My grandmother punished us if we uttered oaths like "for God's sake!" or "Gosh darn it!"
a curse word; profanity.The drivers got out of their cars and hurled oaths at each other.
oath of office就职宣誓
under oath宣誓;发誓说真话
on oath宣誓;发誓
take an oath宣誓;发誓;立誓
hippocratic oath[医]希波克拉底氏誓言(立誓拯救人命及遵守医业准绳)
这组词都有“誓言”的意思,其区别是:
pledge普通用词,指保证去做或不做某事的郑重许诺。
oath指对上帝或神发出的庄严、正式的誓言以示自己话语的真实性。现多用于法庭上。
vow指庄严的许诺或誓约。
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中古英语 oth,源自古英语 að “司法宣誓,庄严呼吁(对神明、圣物等),作为真理或承诺的证明”,源自原始日耳曼语 *aithaz(源头还包括古诺尔斯语 eiðr,瑞典语 ed,古撒克逊语、古弗里西亚语 eth,中古荷兰语 eet,荷兰语 eed,德语 eid,哥特语 aiþs “誓言”),源自原始印欧语 *oi-to- “誓言”(源头还包括古爱尔兰语 oeth “誓言”)。凯尔特语和日耳曼语共有,可能是从其中一种语言借来的,但历史不明确,最终可能不是印欧语系。指对神明的粗心召唤,自古英语晚期开始。
誓言:庄严的宣告或证词
Middle English ooth, from Old English āth; akin to Old High German eid oath, Middle Irish oeth
The first known use of oath was before the 12th century
oathnoun
a solemn appeal to God or to some deeply respected person or thing to witness to the truth of one's word or the sincerity of a promise
under oath to tell the truth
a careless or improper use of a sacred namealso: swearword
oath
see hippocratic oath
1 The judge reminded the witness that he was still under oath.
法官提醒证人,他仍然受宣誓的约束。
2 The Augur turns to Zak, who looks at his brother for a long moment before nodding and taking the oath.
3 After a judge was awakened to administer the oath, Arthur and several witnesses gathered in his parlor.
4 We must now act in obedience to that oath.
我们现在必须遵守这一誓言,采取行动.
5 “He never broke no oath, m’lord. He sleeps and cries and sucks, is all; he’s never done no harm to no one. Don’t let her bum him. Save him, please.”
6 After the election of a new emperor, all oaths of allegiance are renewed.
在选举出新皇帝后, 所有家族需要誓言效忠.
7 For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath.
因为我已在你们和全能的上帝面前,作了相同的庄严誓言.
8 He uttered an oath and walked away.
9 ‘That was the punishment. Instead you got exile. You should have stayed away. Your father Orcus may not approve of broken oaths. But my father Hades really doesn’t approve of those who escape punishment.’
10 The candidates for citizenship are called to recite an oath.
11 “While I thought that the oath was an extremely unwise policy, the extent of my protest against it was to sign it on the last possible day,” he explained in his memoirs.
12 The Courters said I did not have to be there, but I wanted to hear what they would say—under oath—with me sitting across from them.
13 The judge received their oath of allegiance.
法官听取了他们的忠诚誓言。
14 After a lot of flag waving and oath taking, you’ll officially become an American citizen.
15 I didn’t wake up the Ghost or the Roach after Cardan swore his oath.
16 Because of that, the Big Three had taken an oath after World War II not to have any more kids.
17 From cellars and crypts throughout the city, Malouins send up oaths: Lord God safeguard this town its people don’t overlook us in your name please amen.
18 I am bound by oath.
我受誓约的约束.
19 Now the 46th received their special Guards’ banner, and all took the Guards’ oath: “I swear! While our eyes see, while our hearts beat and our hands move, to mercilessly annihilate the fascist invaders.”
20 She heard the sound of breaking glass, followed by a muttered oath.
她听到打碎玻璃的响声,接着是低声的咒骂。
1 誓约
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2 诅咒语
3 立誓
4 发誓
5 咒骂
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6 宣誓
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7 誓言
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8 诅咒
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