Word · Frequency #6906
plighting
立下婚誓；盟誓（忠诚）
plighting is the present participle of plight.
核心释义
多用于短语 plight one's troth，意为承诺结婚
to pledge (one's troth or faith) as part of a marriage ceremony
- 1.
在婚礼仪式中承诺(某人的忠诚等)。
Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.
- 2.
向某人或某事承诺(自己)。
To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something.
- 3.
嫁给
give to in marriage
承诺；立誓；把…许配（给人）；使订婚；在婚礼仪式中承诺(某人的忠诚等)。；向某人或某事承诺(自己)。；嫁给
用法In use
Many couples still plight their troth in old village churches.
用法提示：plight 作动词，与 troth 搭配，表示在婚礼仪式上立下婚誓（此处为复数主语的一般现在时形式）。
They plighted their troth in a quiet ceremony by the sea.
用法提示：plighted 是 plight 的过去式，表示他们当时立下了婚誓。
After plighting their troth, the young pair exchanged rings.
用法提示：plighting 是 plight 的现在分词，用在介词 after 之后，表示立下婚誓这一动作。
plight one's troth (to sb)
正式或文学用语，多用于婚礼誓言语境。
In the old ceremony, the couple plighted their troth to each other.
在古老的仪式上，这对夫妇向彼此立下了婚誓。
plight oneself to sb
表示郑重承诺与某人结合或托付自己。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- plight one's troth
- 立下婚誓；许下婚约
- The young couple plighted their troth in the old chapel.这对年轻情侣在那座古老的小教堂里立下了婚誓。
- plight one's faith
- 立誓忠贞；许下忠诚的誓言
- She plighted her faith to him and never looked back.她向他立誓忠贞，从此再未回头。
- plight oneself to
- 把自己许配给；向…许诺终身
- In the tale, a princess plights herself to a poor soldier.故事里，一位公主把自己许配给了一个穷士兵。
- plighted word
- 已立下的誓言；郑重承诺
- He kept his plighted word and came back for her.他信守立下的誓言，回来找她了。
- plighted lovers
学习提示Learner notes
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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