oath
英 [əʊθ] 美 [oʊθ]

n.

誓言，誓约；妄用神名，渎神的言词；[法]宣誓；诅咒，咒骂语

变形

复数：oaths

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]誓言,誓约 a solemn promise; the form of words used in making this
2. [C]咒骂; 诅咒语 causal or improper use if the name of God, etc. to express anger, surprise, etc,; swear-word

英英释义

oath[ əuθ ]

• n.
  • profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

    同义词：cursecurse wordexpletiveswearingswearwordcuss

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

    同义词：swearing

  • a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior

    "they took an oath of allegiance"

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• administer an oath使…宣誓
• break one's oath违反誓言
• grind out an oath咬牙切齿诅咒
• make〔swear〕 an oath发誓
• take an oath宣誓

形容词+～

• false oath假誓
• left-handed oath没有约束力的誓言
• loyal oath忠诚的誓言
• solemn oath庄严宣誓

介词+～

• by oath用誓约

～+介词

• oath of office就职宣誓

词组短语

oath of office就职宣誓

under oath宣誓；发誓说真话

on oath宣誓；发誓

take an oath宣誓；发誓；立誓

hippocratic oath[医]希波克拉底氏誓言（立誓拯救人命及遵守医业准绳）

同近义词辨析

pledge, oath, vow

这组词都有“誓言”的意思，其区别是：

pledge普通用词，指保证去做或不做某事的郑重许诺。

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。

vow指庄严的许诺或誓约。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Repeat the oath after me.
   请跟着我宣誓。
2. The judge received their oath of allegiance.
   法官听取了他们的忠诚誓言。
3. Tom stood by his oath to his father.
   汤姆遵守他给父亲立下的誓言。
4. She carries an oath rod that will destory the minds of those it strikes.
   她携带着一根誓约之杖，能够摧毁所有被杖击中者的意识。
5. She heard the sound of breaking glass, followed by a muttered oath.
   她听到打碎玻璃的响声，接着是低声的咒骂。
6. The quiet of the operating theater was suddenly shattered by a loud oath.
   手术室的静寂突然被一句大声的咒骂打破了。

权威例句

Truth induction in young maltreated children: the effects of oath-taking and reassurance on true and false disclosures
Young Maltreated Children's Competence to Take the Oath
Child witnesses and the oath: Empirical evidence
5. Child witnesses and the oath: Empirical evidence.
6. Child witnesses and the oath.
15. Truth induction in young maltreated children: The effects of oath-taking and reassurance on true and false disclosures.
OCRA: OATH Challenge-Response Algorithm
Giorgio Agamben. The Sacrament of Language: An Archaeology of the Oath
Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror
Young Children's Competency to Take the Oath