vow

vow

英 [vaʊ]
　　美 [vaʊ]

n. 發誓；誓言；許願
　　vt. 發誓；鄭重宣告
　　vi. 發誓；鄭重宣告

中文詞源：

vow 誓言

來自拉丁語votum,承諾，對神發誓，來自PIE*wegwh,莊嚴的說，詞源同voice,vote.

例句：

1. I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme.
戴維發誓要離開這個項目，我不得不對他表示欽佩。

2. While many models vow to go back to college, few do.
很多模特發誓要重回大學校園，但很少有人做到。

3. I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future.
我暗暗發誓，日後要倍加小心。

4. He took a vow of chastity and celibacy.
他發下守貞禁欲的誓言。

5. He had broken his vow of poverty.
他違背瞭他安貧樂道的誓言。