covenant
英 [ˈkʌvənənt] 美 [ˈkʌvənənt]

n.

协议，协定；盖印合同；[法律]契约条款；[宗教]誓约

vi.

立约，立誓；订立盟约；订立契约；

vt.

立约承诺；缔结盟约；订协定；

变形

复数：covenants过去式：covenanted过去分词：covenanted现在分词：covenanting第三人称单数：covenants

英英释义

covenant[ 'kʌvənənt ]

• n.
  • a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

    同义词：compactconcordat

  • (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
• v.
  • enter into a covenant
  • enter into a covenant or formal agreement

    "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"

词组短语

ark of the covenant n. 约柜（藏于古犹太圣殿至圣所内、刻有十诫的两块石板）

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. China has acceded to the international human rights covenant.
   中国已经加入了国际人权公约
2. The covenant of the League of Nations bound all signatory states not to go to war.
   国际联盟盟约规定，所有签字国都不得诉诸战争。
3. The money was given to us by deed of covenant.
   这笔钱是根据契约书付给我们的。
4. I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl.
   我与眼睛立约,怎能恋恋瞻望处女呢?

用作动词(v.)

1. They covenanted with us for establishing a joint venture.
   他们就建立合资公司的事和我们签了合约。
2. They refused to covenant with my father for the property.
   他们不愿与我父亲订立财产契约。

权威例句

Debt covenant violation and manipulation of accruals
Debt-covenant violations and managers' accounting responses
Covenant with Weak Swords: ISO 14001 and Firms''Environmental Performance
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Global Covenant: Human Conduct in a World of States by Robert H. Jackson
Large–Sample Evidence on the Debt Covenant Hypothesis
Global Covenant: The Social Democratic Alternative to the Washington Consensus by David Held
An empirical examination of debt covenant restrictions and accounting-related debt proxies ☆
The United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Does It Make a Difference in Human Rights Behavior?
The importance of accounting changes in debt contracts: the cost of flexibility in covenant calculations ☆