| 釋義 |
oath /au0; oO/ n (pl ~s) /aodz; odz/ 1 solemn undertaking with God's help to do sth; solemn declaration that sth is true. 咨約;誓。 be on/under ~, (legal) having sworn to tell the truth: (法律) 已宣誓說(shuō)實(shí)話; 宣誓不作偽證： The judge reminded the witness that he was still under ~. 那法官提醒證人他已宣誓不作偽證(其誓言仍然有效)。 put sb under ~, (legal) require sb to swear an ~. (法律)使某人宣誓(或士誓) o swear/take an ~, promise solemnly to give (one's loyalty, allegiance, etc). 發(fā)誓; 宣薯; 立誓(忠誠(chéng)，効忠等)。 on one's ~, (non-legal) used to emphasize that one is telling the truth: (非法律用語(yǔ))…發(fā)誓(用以強(qiáng)調(diào)所說(shuō)的話絕對(duì)真實(shí))： I didn't say anything to him about you, on my ~. 我發(fā)誓，我沒(méi)有對(duì)他說(shuō)任何關(guān)于你的事。 2 wrongful use of God's name or of sacred words to express strong feeling; swear-word; piece of profanity. 表示強(qiáng)烈情緖的咒語(yǔ); 詛咒; 褻濃的言語(yǔ)。 |