vow
英 [vaʊ]
美[vaʊ]
- n. 发誓；誓言；许愿
- vt. 发誓；郑重宣告
- vi. 发誓；郑重宣告
词态变化
第三人称单数: vows;过去式: vowed;过去分词: vowed;现在分词: vowing;
中文词源
vow 誓言
来自拉丁语votum,承诺，对神发誓，来自PIE*wegwh,庄严的说，词源同voice,vote.
英英释意
- 1. a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner;
- "they took vows of poverty"
英文词源
- vow
- vow: see vote
- vow (n.)
- "solemn promise," c. 1300, from Anglo-French and Old French voe (Modern French vœu), from Latin votum "a promise to a god, solemn pledge, dedication; that which is promised; a wish, desire, longing, prayer," noun use of neuter of votus, past participle of vovere "to promise solemnly, pledge, dedicate, vow," from PIE root *wegwh- "to speak solemnly, vow, preach" (cognates: Sanskrit vaghat- "one who offers a sacrifice;" Greek eukhe "vow, wish," eukhomai "I pray"). Meaning "solemn engagement to devote oneself to a religious order or life" is from c. 1400; earlier "to bind oneself" to chastity (early 14c.).
- vow (v.)
- "promise solemnly," c. 1300, from Old French voer, from voe (see vow (n.)). Related: Vowed; vowing.
同义词辨析
oath, pledge, vow
这些名词均含"誓言"之意。
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。
pledge： 普通用词，指保证去做或不做某事的郑重许诺。
vow： 指庄严的许诺或誓约。
考试真题
- In the classic marriage vow, couples promise to stay together in sickness and in health.
2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
实用场景例句
- to make/take a vow
- 立 / 发誓
牛津词典
- to break/keep a vow
- 违反 / 履行誓约
牛津词典
- to break your marriage vows
- 背弃婚姻誓约
牛津词典
- Nuns take a vow of chastity.
- 修女矢发贞洁愿。
牛津词典
- She vowed never to speak to him again.
- 她发誓再也不和他说话了。
牛津词典
- He vowed (that) he had not hurt her.
- 他起誓他没有伤害过她。
牛津词典
- They vowed eternal friendship.
- 他们立誓要友谊长存。
牛津词典
- While many models vow to go back to college, few do...
- 很多模特发誓要重回大学校园，但很少有人做到。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I solemnly vowed that someday I would return to live in Europe...
- 我郑重发誓，总有一天我将回到欧洲生活。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future...
- 我暗暗发誓，日后要倍加小心。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme.
- 戴维发誓要离开这个项目，我不得不对他表示钦佩。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I took my marriage vows and kept them.
- 我结婚时许下誓言，并一直信守。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a nun who had taken final vows...
- 已立誓出家的尼姑
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Praise waited for thee, O God, in Sion and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
- (大卫的诗歌,交与伶长)神阿, 锡安的人都等候赞美你, 所许的愿,也要向你偿还.
期刊摘选
- We made a vow to stay friends forever.
- 我们发誓永远做朋友.
期刊摘选
- Clara took up the broken vow of women.
- 克莱拉捡起了女人常说的老掉了牙的誓言.
辞典例句
- " Let us make a vow to the dead "
- “ 我们向亡灵宣誓 ”
演讲部分
- A Vow to cease the activity?
- 誓言停止这种行为?
期刊摘选
- Marriage is a covenant . It is a commitment, a vow before God, to love until death.
- 婚姻是一个盟约. 是在神面前, 证人面前立志,立约, 终生爱对方.
期刊摘选
- She took a vow never to lend money to anyone again.
- 她发誓绝不再借钱给别人.
《简明英汉词典》
- Once he took the vow his loyalty never wavered.
- 一旦他发了誓,他的忠诚从不动摇.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- When vow the loading not actuality, our love also disappeared.
- 当誓言承载不了现实的时候, 我们的爱情也就消失了.
期刊摘选
- I make a vow at a time to do this.
- 我曾发誓这样做.
辞典例句
- My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.
- 我父母许愿,每星期日都去做礼拜.
《简明英汉词典》
- Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow she any sworn pledge to deny herself.
- 凡她所许的愿和刻苦约束自己所起的誓,她丈夫可以坚定,也可以废去.
期刊摘选
- It also may let vow solemnly becomes into thin air.
- 它也可以让信誓旦旦变得烟消云散.
期刊摘选
- The athletes vow to compete to their full capacity and with sportsmanship.
- 运动员宣示要赛出风格,赛出水平.
期刊摘选
- To make a vow; promise.
- 作出一个拆约; 承诺.
期刊摘选