| 单词 | abjure |
| 释义 | abjure (once / 3003 pages) v Abjure means to swear off, and it applies to something you once believed. You can abjure a religious faith, you can abjure your love of another person, and you can abjure the practice of using excessive force in interrogation. Abjure is a more dramatic way to declare your rejection of something you once felt or believed. When you see its Latin roots, it makes sense: from ab- (meaning "away") and jurare ("to swear"). When you abjure something, you swear it away and dissociate yourself with it. You might abjure the field of astrology after receiving a bad fortune, or you might abjure marriage after a bitter divorce. WORD FAMILYabjure: abjuration, abjured, abjurer, abjures, abjuring+/abjuration: abjurations/abjurer: abjurers USAGE EXAMPLESHis new plan would introduce “gender perspectives” into the national curriculum, encouraging teachers “constantly to refer to both sexes” and to abjure sexual stereotypes. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) I hope there’s to be no talk of Atwood’s abjuring magic, or any nonsense like that. The Guardian(Oct 15, 2016) It is unclear what the kittens have against Firefox, though I suppose it is possible they simply abjure all cute fuzzy competition. The Verge(Jun 03, 2016) v formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure She abjured her beliefs Syn|Hyper forswear, recant, resile, retract disown, renounce, repudiate cast off |
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