OATH和VOW作“誓言”讲时有
Pronunciation:'Ot (s):pluraloaths/'O[th]z,'Oths/ ,fromOldEnglishAth;akintoOldHighGermaneidoath,MiddleIrishoeth1a(1):asolemnusuallyformalcallinguponGodoragodtowitnesstothetruthofwhatonesaysortowitnessthatonesincerelyintendstodowhatonesays(2):asolemnattestationofthetruthorinviolabilityofone' (asapro...全部
Pronunciation:'Ot (s):pluraloaths/'O[th]z,'Oths/ ,fromOldEnglishAth;akintoOldHighGermaneidoath,MiddleIrishoeth1a(1):asolemnusuallyformalcallinguponGodoragodtowitnesstothetruthofwhatonesaysortowitnessthatonesincerelyintendstodowhatonesays(2):asolemnattestationofthetruthorinviolabilityofone' (asapromise)corroboratedbyanoath2:anirreverentorcarelessuseofasacredname;broadlyvow ,fromOldFrenchvou,fromLatinvotum,fromneuterofvotus,pastparticipleofvovEretovow;akintoGreekeuchesthaitopray,vow,SanskritvAghats :onebywhichapersonisboundtoanact,service,orcondition :'swar,'swe (s):swore/'swOr,'swor/;sworn/'swOrn,'sworn/;swear·ing ,fromOldEnglishswerian;akintoOldHighGermanswerientoswearandperhapstoOldChurchSlavonicsvaruquarreltransitivesenses1:toutterortakesolemnly(anoath)2a:toassertastrueorpromiseunderoathb:toassertorpromiseemphaticallyorearnestly3a:topu :tobindbyanoath4 (asacredbeing)inanoath5:tobringintoaspecifiedstatebyswearingintransitivesenses :'ple :MiddleEnglish,security,fromMiddleFrenchplege,fromLateLatinplebium,from(assumed)LateLatinpleberetopledge,probablyofGermanicorigin;akintoOldHighGermanpflegantotakecareof--moreatPLIGHT1a:abailmentofachattelassecurityforadebtorotherobligationwithoutinvolvingtransfe :thecontractincidentaltosuchabailment2a:thestateofbeingheldasasecurityor :atoken,sign,orearnestofsomethingelse4:agageofbattle5:TOAST36a:abindingpromiseoragreementtodoorforbearb(1):apromisetojoinafraternity,sorority,orsecretsociety(2):apersonwhohassopromised。
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