英语单词

adjure是什么意思

adjure

英 [ə'dʒʊə; ə'dʒɔː] 美 [ə'dʒʊr]
  • vt. 恳请,恳求;起誓;(以起誓或诅咒等形式)命令

助记提示


1、ad- "to" + jur- "swear" + -e.
2、字面含义为:bind by oath, confirm by oath, add an oath. 引申为:恳请,恳求,起誓,命令。

中文词源


adjure 命令

前缀ad-, 去,往。词根jur, 法,起誓。原指要求某人以上帝的名义起誓所述为真。

英文词源


adjure (v.)
late 14c., "to bind by oath; to question under oath," from Latin adiurare "confirm by oath, add an oath, to swear to in addition," in Late Latin "to put (someone) to an oath," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + iurare "swear," from ius (genitive iuris) "law" (see jurist). Related: Adjured; adjuring.

双语例句


1. I adjure you to tell the truth before this court.
我要求你对本庭说实话.

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2. I adjure you to spare him.
我恳求你饶恕他.

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3. I adjure you to speak the truth.
你必须对我讲真话.

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4. Which to adjure to help it is good to reply?
恳请哪位帮忙回答一下好 么 ?

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5. I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
我指着神恳求你,不要叫我受苦.

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