Word · Frequency #3224
sworn
发誓
sworn is the past participle of swear (irregular).
to promise solemnly; take an oath
常指在法庭或正式场合宣誓
- 1.
To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
宣誓,郑重承诺,并具有法律约束力。
- 2.
To take an oath that an assertion is true.
宣誓某一断言为真。
- 3.
To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
强烈承诺某事为真；强烈断言。
- 4.
To administer an oath to (a person).
对某人进行宣誓。
- 5.
To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
使用冒犯性、亵渎性或淫秽语言。
咒骂；宣誓,郑重承诺,并具有法律约束力。；宣誓某一断言为真。；强烈承诺某事为真；强烈断言。；对某人进行宣誓。
In use
In court, the witness swore to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
The driver swore at the cyclist who cut him off.
He swore an oath to defend his country.
swear to do sth
接不定式表示承诺做某事。
He swore to tell the truth.
他发誓要说实话。
swear that clause
接that从句表示发誓声称某事。
She swore that she had never seen him before.
她发誓她从未见过他。
swear at sb/sth
表示用粗话辱骂某人或某物。
The driver swore at the cyclist.
Connections
Collocations
- swear an oath
- 宣誓
- He swore an oath to tell the truth.他宣誓要说出真相。
- swear allegiance
- 宣誓效忠
- The soldiers swore allegiance to their country.士兵们宣誓效忠他们的祖国。
- swear at
- 咒骂
- She swore at the driver who cut her off.她咒骂那个突然插到她前面的司机。
- swear by
- 以…发誓；深信
- Many people swear by this remedy for colds.很多人深信这种感冒药有效。
- swear in
- 使宣誓就职
- The president was sworn in last week.总统上周宣誓就职。
- swear under oath
- 宣誓后作证
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'swear'音似'撕耳'，发誓时撕耳以示郑重，若违背誓约则遭诅咒。
Context & Register
register: mixed; contexts: 法庭宣誓, 咒骂; note_zh: 该词根据上下文，既可用于正式场合的宣誓，也可用于日常咒骂，语域差异大。通常，swear an oath用于正式场合，swear at someone用于非正式甚至粗鲁场合。
Grammar Note
及物时接宾语或that从句；不及物时常用swear at sb/sth（咒骂）或swear by sth（以…发誓）
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with -ear pronounced /ɛər/ rhyme with swear: wear, bear. Words with -are or -air (care, dare, fair, hair) also have the same vowel sound /ɛər/ and thus rhyme. However, words like dear, fear, hear have -ear pronounced /ɪər/ and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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。
Learn the forms together
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