| 单词 | swear |
| 释义 | swear (once / 132 pages) v When you take an oath about something, you swear to it, affirming its truth. Ironically, if you utter an oath, such as a curse word or obscenity, you also swear. Do you swear to put a quarter in this jar for every time you swear? The two separate meanings of swear come from branches of the same etymological tree. Both meanings have ties to Old Norse sverja, but sometime in the Middle English, the word became on one hand sweren with the meaning "to promise," while another version, swerian, became "to curse." Both might come from the idea of an oath being connected to a deity, but while one referred to truth, the other went to the dark side, negatively invoking a sacred name. WORD FAMILYswear: foreswear, swearer, swearing, swears, swore+/foreswear: foreswearing, foreswears/swearer: swearers/swearing: swearings USAGE EXAMPLESThe day is full-fledged production, complete with corsages for lawmakers, prayers and judges swearing them in. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Nevertheless, the singer railed against police officers who appear in the background of one of Songz’s videos, unfazed as the artist swears at them. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The media spent the better part of a decade swearing they wouldn’t be fooled again by intelligence assessments the way they were before 2003. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1v to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true Before God I swear I am innocent Syn|Hypo|Hyper affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, verify hold assert or affirm claim, takelay claim to; as of an idea attestauthenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity declarestate firmly protestaffirm or avow formally or solemnly assure, tellinform positively and with certainty and confidence declare state emphatically and authoritatively 2v promise solemnly; take an oath Hyper vow make a vow; promise 3v utter obscenities or profanities Syn|Hyper blaspheme, curse, cuss, imprecate blaspheme speak of in an irreverent or impious manner express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise 4v have confidence or faith in I swear by my grandmother's recipes Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper bank, rely, trust distrust, mistrust, suspect regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in credit have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of leanrely on for support bet, calculate, count, depend, look, reckonhave faith or confidence in believecredit with veracity believe accept as true; take to be true 5v make a deposition; declare under oath Syn|Hyper depone, depose declare state emphatically and authoritatively |
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