Oath

[əʊθ] or [oθ]

解释:

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

(noun.) a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; 'they took an oath of allegiance'.

手打:蒙塔古--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.

(n.) A solemn affirmation, connected with a sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, the blood of Abel, the Bible, the Koran, etc.

(n.) An appeal (in verification of a statement made) to a superior sanction, in such a form as exposes the party making the appeal to an indictment for perjury if the statement be false.

(n.) A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing.

爱丽丝录入

解释:

n. a solemn statement with an appeal to God as witness and a calling for punishment from Him in case of falsehood or of failure also the form of words in which such is made—oath of abjuration allegiance &c.: an irreverent use of God's name in conversation or in any way: any merely exclamatory imprecation &c.:—pl. Oaths (ōthz).—adj. Oath′able (Shak.) capable of having an oath administered to.—n. Oath′-break′ing (Shak.) the violation of an oath perjury.—Upon one's oath sworn to speak the truth.

编辑:西娅