中英互译

oath

英 /əʊθ/美 /oʊθ/

基本释义

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誓言，誓约cn.
六级
- He took an oath of loyalty to the government.
  他做了效忠于政府的宣誓。
- They take a solemn oath.
  他们庄严地宣誓。
（在法庭上的）誓词cn.
- His girlfriend had gone into the witness box and taken the oath.
  他的女朋友已进了证人席并宣了誓。
诅咒，咒骂cn.
- She exploded with a mouthful of oaths.
  她满嘴咒骂。

He took an oath of loyalty to the government.
他做了效忠于政府的宣誓。
来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
I have sworn an oath of loyalty to the monarchy.
我已经发誓效忠君主制。
来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Under oath, Andy finally admitted that he had lied.
宣誓之后，安迪终于承认他曾撒了谎。
来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

誓言，誓约；诅咒，咒骂

pledge/oath/vow
- 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。

誓言

51.1%

宣誓

21.8%

誓

18.2%

誓词

誓约

1.7%

咒骂

1.4%

诅咒

0.8%

n.profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
n.a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
n.a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior

oath
来自中世纪英语ooth, oth, ath, 来自古英语āþ("oath"), 来自原始日耳曼语*aiþaz("oath"), 来自原始印欧语*oyt-("oath"). 同源于sco aith, athe("oath"), frr ith, iss("oath"), 西弗里斯语eed("oath"), 荷兰语eed("oath"), 德语Eid("oath"), 瑞典语ed("oath"), 冰岛语eið("oath"), 拉丁语ūtor("use, employ, avail"), sga óeth("oath").
oath誓言，诅咒
来自古英语ath,发誓，以神的名义起誓所言为真，来自Proto-Germanic*aithaz,来自PIE*oito,发誓。引申词义诅咒。
oath
From Middle English ooth, oth, ath, from Old English āþ ‎(“oath”), from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz ‎(“oath”), from Proto-Indo-European *oyt- ‎(“oath”). Cognate with Scots aith, athe ‎(“oath”), North Frisian ith, iss ‎(“oath”), West Frisian eed ‎(“oath”), Dutch eed ‎(“oath”), German Eid ‎(“oath”), Swedish ed ‎(“oath”), Icelandic eið ‎(“oath”), Latin ūtor ‎(“use, employ, avail”), Old Irish óeth ‎(“oath”).