Word · Frequency #4657
covenant
订立契约；立约
核心释义
To enter into a formal agreement or covenant; to bind oneself by contract or promise.
- 1.
通过契约订立或承诺某事。
To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.
- 2.
达成正式协议。
To enter a formal agreement.
- 3.
以合同约束自己。
To bind oneself in contract.
- 4.
订立契约
enter into a covenant
- 5.
作出规定。
To make a stipulation.
通过契约订立或承诺某事。；达成正式协议。；以合同约束自己。；订立契约；作出规定。
用法In use
The two companies covenanted to share their technology for the next decade.
用法提示：这里covenanted是过去式，表示双方正式订立契约。
They are covenanting with local farmers to ensure fair trade prices.
用法提示：covenanting是现在分词，用在进行时中表示正在订立契约。
The nations agreed to covenant for mutual defense.
用法提示：covenant作动词，在不定式中表示订立契约。
covenant to do sth
后接不定式，表示通过契约承诺做某事。
They covenanted to pay the full amount.
他们立约支付全额。
covenant with sb to do sth
强调与某人达成正式协议；with 后接协议对象。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- covenant with someone
- 与某人立约
- The two tribes covenanted with each other to share the land.这两个部落彼此立约共享这片土地。
- covenant to do something
- 立约承诺做某事
- The company covenanted to maintain the building for ten years.公司立约承诺十年内维护这座建筑。
- covenant together
- 共同立约
- They covenanted together to support the new school.他们共同立约支持这所新学校。
- covenant before God
- 在上帝面前立约
- The couple covenanted before God to remain faithful.这对夫妇在上帝面前立约，承诺彼此忠诚。
- covenant in writing
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 covenant 拆成 co（一起）+ ven（来）+ ant（蚂蚁）：蚂蚁们共聚一处，像订立契约一样协同合作。记住 co-ven-ant 就是共同承诺。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal/contract documents、formal written agreements、religious or biblical texts 动词 covenant 多用于正式或法律语境，表示订立契约、作出正式承诺；在宗教或圣经文本中也可表示立约，但整体偏正式，口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the final unstressed syllable /nənt/ with covenant, but covenant stresses /ʌ/ first, so they do not rhyme. Lieutenant is a lookalike trap: in British English it is /lefˈtenənt/ (US /luːˈtenənt/), not spelling-based. Also do not confuse covenant (c-o-v-e-n-a-n-t) with govern /ˈɡʌvərn/ (治理).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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