n. (pl. oaths ) 1.誓言,誓約;【法律】宣誓。 2.(咒罵、強調、發怒等時的)妄用神名,瀆神的言詞;詛咒;咒罵語 〔God damn you! 之類〕。
短語和例子
an oath of allegiance 效忠宣誓。 an oath of office=an official oath 就職宣誓。 a false oath 偽誓。 grind out an oath 切齒詛咒。 make an oath 立誓,宣誓。 on [upon, under] oath= (up) on my oath 發誓,必定。 put (sb.) on (his) oath 使(某人)立誓。 take [swear] an oath= make oath. take one's oath that... 立誓說…是千真萬確的。
a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; "they took an oath of allegiance"
百科解釋
An oath (from Anglo-Saxon ā?, also called plight) is either a statement of fact or a promise calling upon something or someone that the oath maker considers sacred, usually God, as a witness to the binding nature of the promise or the truth of the statement of fact. To swear is to take an oath, to make a solemn vow.
詳細百科解釋
其他語種釋義
oathとは意味:oath n. 誓い, 宣誓, 誓約; のろい, ののしること, 悪態(の言葉). 【動詞+】 ◆A court official administered the oath to the witness. 裁判所の係員は証人に宣誓をさせた administer an oath of office 就任の宣誓をする ◆break one's oath 誓いを破る ◆drop an oath のの...