oath

英 [əʊθ] 美 [oʊθ]

• n. 誓言；誓约；咒骂语

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]誓言,誓约

   a solemn promise; the form of words used in making this

2. [C]咒骂; 诅咒语

   causal or improper use if the name of God, etc. to express anger, surprise, etc,; swear-word

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 誓言
2. 诅咒
3. 宣誓
4. 咒骂
5. 誓约
6. 诅咒语
7. 妄用神名
8. 在法庭上宣誓过说实话
9. 【律】宣誓
10. 渎神的言词
11. 约束
12. 渎神的誓言

英英释义

Noun:

1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;

   "expletives were deleted"
   

2. a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury

3. a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior;

   "they took an oath of allegiance"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Repeat the oath after me.
   请跟着我宣誓。
2. The judge received their oath of allegiance.
   法官听取了他们的忠诚誓言。
3. Tom stood by his oath to his father.
   汤姆遵守他给父亲立下的誓言。
4. She carries an oath rod that will destory the minds of those it strikes.
   她携带着一根誓约之杖，能够摧毁所有被杖击中者的意识。
5. 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。
6. The quiet of the operating theater was suddenly shattered by a loud oath.
   手术室的静寂突然被一句大声的咒骂打破了。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. They swore an oath of loyalty to the country.
   他们宣誓要报效祖国。
2. He hurled a few oaths at his wife.
   他骂了妻子几句。

经典引文

• Rose..made an oath to her soul she would rescue him.

  出自： G. Meredith

• Masons pride themselves on loyalty to their oath.

  出自：TV Times

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

on〔under〕 oath

在法庭上宣过誓要说实话sworn to tell the truth in court of law

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• administer an oath 使…宣誓
• break one's oath 违反誓言
• grind out an oath 咬牙切齿诅咒
• make〔swear〕 an oath 发誓
• take an oath 宣誓

形容词+～

• false oath 假誓
• left-handed oath 没有约束力的誓言
• loyal oath 忠诚的誓言
• solemn oath 庄严宣誓

介词+～

• by oath 用誓约

～+介词

• oath of office 就职宣誓

词义辨析

n. (名词)

oath, pledge

• 这两个词的共同意思是“誓言”。
• 1.pledge指“诺言”或“保证”,是正式用语; oath指一种正式的许诺或保证,含有如违背誓言便要为其后果负责之意。
• 2.pledge尤其用于指政府或政党的誓约、保证; oath则多用于法庭上的宣誓。

oath，pledge，vow

• 这些名词均含“誓言”之意。
• 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。
• pledge普通用词，指保证去做或不做某事的郑重许诺。
• vow指庄严的许诺或誓约。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的ath，意为誓言。

近反义词

【近义词】

• curse word
• swearing
• vow

【反义词】

• blessing
• invocation
• prayer