covenant

英 ['kʌvənənt] 美 ['kʌvənənt]

• n. 盟约；契约
• v. 立书保证

英英释义

Noun:

1. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

2. (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return

Verb:

1. enter into a covenant

2. enter into a covenant or formal agreement;

   "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"
   "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. China has acceded to the international human rights covenant.
   中国已经加入了国际人权公约
2. The covenant of the League of Nations bound all signatory states not to go to war.
   国际联盟盟约规定，所有签字国都不得诉诸战争。
3. The money was given to us by deed of covenant.
   这笔钱是根据契约书付给我们的。
4. I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl.
   我与眼睛立约,怎能恋恋瞻望处女呢?

用作动词 (v.)

1. They covenanted with us for establishing a joint venture.
   他们就建立合资公司的事和我们签了合约。
2. They refused to covenant with my father for the property.
   他们不愿与我父亲订立财产契约。

经典引文

• And makes a Covenant never to destroy The Earth again by flood.

  出自： Milton

• Did you not covenant to write to me first?

  出自： T. Arnold

词汇搭配

• deed of covenant (定期向慈善机构捐款...
• restrictive covenant 限制贸易协定...
• covenant bond 契约债券
• covenant marriage 契约婚姻
• international covenant 国际盟约
• financial covenant 金融契约条款,财务限...
• building covenant 建筑契约
• Ark of the Covenant 约柜
• land of the covenant 上帝允许给亚伯拉罕的...
• covenant of salt 不可背弃的盟约...

近反义词

【近义词】

• agreement 同意
• contract 合同
• pact 契约
• treaty 条约
• pledge 发誓
• bond 债券
• alliance 联盟
• bargain 交易
• concord 和睦
• promise 诺言
• understanding 理解
• obligation 义务
• engagement 约会
• convention 大会
• conclusion 结尾
• compact 紧密的
• concordat 协定