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sworn 音標拼音: [sw'ɔrn] vbl. swear的過去分詞 swear的過去分詞 sworn adj 1: bound by or as if by an oath; " according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; " sworn enemies" [ synonym: { pledged}, { sworn}] 2: bound by or stated on oath; " now my sworn friend and then mine enemy"- Shakespeare [ ant: { unsworn}] Swear \ Swear\, v. i. [ imp. { Swore}, formerly { Sware}; p. p. { Sworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Swearing}.] [ OE. swerien, AS. swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G. schw[" o] ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv[ aum] rja, Dan. svaerge, Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm. [ root] 177. Cf. { Answer}.] 1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc. [ 1913 Webster] Ye shall swear by my name falsely. -- Lev. xix. 12. [ 1913 Webster] I swear by all the Roman gods. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Law) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse. [ 1913 Webster] [ I] swore little; diced not above seven times a week. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] { To swear by}, to place great confidence in a person or thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. " I simply meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord Verulam." -- Miss Edgeworth. { To swear off}, to make a solemn vow, or a serious resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off smoking. [ Slang] [ 1913 Webster]
Sworn \ Sworn\, p. p. of { Swear}. [ 1913 Webster] { Sworn brothers}, originally, companions in arms who took an oath to share together good and bad fortune; hence, faithful friends. { Sworn enemies}, determined or irreconcilable enemies. { Sworn friends}, close friends. [ 1913 Webster] 45 Moby Thesaurus words for " sworn": affianced, affirmed, alleged, announced, asserted, asseverated, assured, attested, averred, avouched, avowed, betrothed, bound, certified, committed, compromised, confirmed, contracted, declared, deep- dyed, deep- rooted, deep- seated, deposed, dyed- in- the- wool, engaged, entrenched, enunciated, guaranteed, intended, manifestoed, obligated, pledged, plighted, predicated, professed, promised, pronounced, settled, stated, sworn to, underwritten, vouched, vouched for, vowed, warranted
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