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vow

音標[vau] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 誓約, 誓言, 許願
vi. 起誓, 發誓, 鄭重宣言
vt. 立誓, 起誓要, 鄭重地宣布
【法】 誓, 誓約, 熱誠的宣言; 立誓, 宣誓, 許願
相關詞組:
break a vow
take a vow

詞型變化:

名詞:vower 動詞過去式:vowed 過去分詞:vowed 現在分詞:vowing 第三人稱單數:vows 

詞意辨析:

oath, pledge, vow
這些名詞均含“誓言”之意。
oath: 指對上帝或神發出的莊嚴、正式的誓言以示自己話語的真實性,現多用於法庭上。
pledge: 普通用詞,指保證去做或不做某事的鄭重許諾。
vow: 指莊嚴的許諾或誓約。

英文解釋:

名詞 vow:

  1. a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner

動詞 vow:

  1. make a vow; promise
  2. dedicate to a deity by a vow
    同義詞:consecrate

例句:

  1. Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy.
    天主教神父發誓不結婚。
  2. Once he took the vow his loyalty never wavered.
    他一旦宣了誓,他就一直忠貞不渝。
  3. He vowed that he would prosecute them for fraud.
    他鄭重宣布將起訴他們犯有欺詐罪。
  4. All the men took a vow of loyalty to their leader.
    所有士兵都發誓效忠他們的指揮官。

詳細解釋:


vow

n.(名詞)
An earnest promise to perform a specified act or behave in a certain manner, especially a solemn promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order:
誓言:以某種方式履行一特定行動或行為的誠摯承諾,尤指答應遵循一種宗教法規生活和行事的正式許諾:
例句:
take the vows of a nun.
發誓成為一個尼姑

A declaration or an assertion.
宣言或斷言
v.(動詞)
vowed,vow.ing,vows
v.tr.(及物動詞)
To promise solemnly; pledge.See Synonyms at promise
發誓:莊嚴地承諾;發誓參見 promise
To make a pledge or threat to undertake:
立誓要做:發誓或威脅去從事:
例句:
vowing revenge on their persecutors.
發誓要對他們的迫害者復仇

v.intr.(不及物動詞)
To make a vow; promise.
發誓;許諾

來源:
Middle English vou
中古英文 vou
from Old French
源自 古法文
from Latin tum * see vote
源自 拉丁語 tum *參見 vote

【引伸】
vow.er
n.(名詞)

---------------另--------------
vow
vow 2

v.tr.(及物動詞)
To declare or assert:
宣稱或斷言:
例句:
.Well, I vow it is as fine a boy as ever was seen!.(Henry Fielding)
.好吧,我斷定他是我見過的一個最好的孩子!.(亨利·菲爾丁)

來源:
Short for avow
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