| 单词 | on oath |
| 释义 | > as lemmason (one's) oath a. on (one's) oath: under the obligation of an oath; in the position of having sworn a binding oath. Similarly upon (one's) oath, under oath. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adverb] under oatha1325 on (also upon) one's faithc1405 faithfullyc1450 on (also upon) one's word1582 sacramentally1599 votally1614 promissorily1650 engagingly1651 obligingly1655 votively1857 a1325 St. Juliana (Corpus Cambr.) 25 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S. Eng. Legendary (1956) 63 Ihote ich am alle Cristene men, to deþe do uppon myn oþe. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. iii. 14 Speake truly on thy knighthoode, and thine oth. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) v. iii. 187 Aske him vpon his oath, if hee do's thinke [etc.] . View more context for this quotation 1687 in J. Stuart Misc. Spalding Club (1852) V. 237 John..deponed upon aith that he saw them both at the ground. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 362. ⁋1 All who vend Wines should be under oaths in that behalf. 1752 H. Fielding Amelia II. vi. iv. 209 I would believe the honest Serjeant on his bare Word, sooner than I would fifty Mrs. Ellisons on Oath. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. ii. 374 He declined examination upon oath. 1851 R. Glisan Jrnl. Army Life (1874) viii. 83 He was then under oath not to drink for six months. 1925 L. O'Flaherty Informer v. 50 D'ye want to let the dogs o' the street know the secrets o' the Organization that ye swore on yer oath to kape? 1962 Punch 18 July 74/3 A motorist has been acquitted of a speeding charge because the radar trap that provided the evidence against him could not be put on oath. 2001 New Yorker 22 Jan. 58/3 Milken had testified, under oath, that he didn't remember even seeing the term sheets. < as lemmas |
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