forswear是什么意思

双语例句

(1)The young man forswore that he would love the girl all his life.

这个年轻男子发假誓说会爱这个女孩一辈子。

(2)The chairman of the company forswore the investigation of this matter.

这家公司的董事长同意放弃对这件事情的追究。

(3)He forswore himself against his conscience in court.

他在法庭上昧着良心做了伪证。

(4)We forswear the use of chemical weapons.

我们发誓戒除化学武器的使用

(5)Some priests have to forswear marriage.

有些祭司必须宣誓放弃婚姻。

(6)I have sworn to obey the laws, and I cannot forswear myself.

我已宣誓服从法律，我不能作伪证。

(7)And in his pride he shall awake, and forswear his dream of pain.

骄傲的君王，他必将觉醒，誓言弃绝痛苦的梦境。

(8)The group could forswear AD hoc, opaque decrees applied retroactively.

该组织可能放弃一些会溯及既往的、临时的、不透明的决定。

(9)Or being compelled by poverty, I should steal, and forswear the name of my God.

或是过于贫乏，因而行窃，加辱我天主的名。

同义词

vi. 作伪证

vt. 发誓抛弃

词根词缀

同前缀词 for- 极度地

(1)forgive v. 原谅；饶恕；宽恕；请宽容；免除；请原谅

(2)forbear v. 克制；自制；忍耐；容忍；克制住不做；避免使用

(3)forbid v. 不许；禁止；不准…做某事；禁止（或不准）…进入；使…成为不可能；阻止；制止

null swear v. 发誓

释义

v.

formal agree to give up or do without (something)

〈正式〉 发誓放弃；坚决抛弃

it is currently fashionable to forswear meat-eating in the interests of animal rights.

　目前流行为保护动物权利而坚决不吃肉的做法。

(forswear oneself/be forsworn)swear falsely; commit perjury

发伪誓；作伪证

I swore that I would lead us safely home and I do not mean to be forsworn.

　我发誓会把大家安全带回家，我也无意背弃誓言。

词源

"Old English forswerian　（see FOR-, SWEAR）."