Covenant
[ 'kʌvənənt ]
第4级
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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;
💡 词根助记
co共同+ven来+ant表名词→共同来订立的→协议
📝 例句
Hoarse, masked and armed, the planters' covenant.
沙哑着嗓子，戴面罩，手执武器，殖民者的宣誓[57]。
deed of covenant
(经签字并盖章，通常为有关房地产的)契据；契约书
It is the sign of a great covenant between Man and God.
它是人与神的伟大契约的标志。
covenant a donation of 100 pounds to a church
签订捐赠一百英镑给教会的契约
covenant with an inventor for percentage of the gross profits
与发明人签订支付总利润 [毛利] 百分比的契约
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ co-前缀“共同”,ven-词根“来”,ant-蚂蚁:一堆蚂蚁来到一起立契约
※ cover-盖住,ant-蚂蚁:我(立书保证),这份(契约)已经盖住蚂蚁了
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
covenant
n
1 (law 律) formal agreement that is legally binding （有法律约束力的）协议, 盟约, 公约.
2 formal promise to pay money regularly to a charity, trust(5), etc （向慈善事业、 信托基金会等定期捐款的）契约. covenant, v [Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Tf, Tt]
~ for sth; ~ sth (to/with sb) promise or agree to (sth) under the terms of a covenant 立约承诺或同意（某事物）
I've covenanted (for) 100/covenanted (with them) to pay/that I'll pay 100 a year. 我立约承诺每年捐款100英镑.
🔁 扩展释义
*['kʌvәnәnt]n. 契约, 盟约vt. 立契约, 缔结盟约vi. 立契约, 缔结盟约【经】 契约条款, 保护条款, 誓言
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Something old.
旧的东西。
Every shoe fits not every foot.
不能以己度人。
He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
他开始抱怨起这个邪恶的世道来，却被一阵敲门声打断了。