Covenant
[ 'kʌvənənt ]
第4级
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n. 协议，协定;盖印合同;[法律]契约条款;[宗教]誓约;
vi. 立约，立誓;订立盟约;订立契约;
vt. 立约承诺;缔结盟约;订协定;
💡 词根助记
co共同+ven来+ant表名词→共同来订立的→协议
📝 例句
Hoarse, masked and armed, the planters' covenant.
沙哑着嗓子，戴面罩，手执武器，殖民者的宣誓[57]。
deed of covenant
(经签字并盖章，通常为有关房地产的)契据；契约书
It is the sign of a great covenant between Man and God.
它是人与神的伟大契约的标志。
covenant a donation of 100 pounds to a church
签订捐赠一百英镑给教会的契约
covenant with an inventor for percentage of the gross profits
与发明人签订支付总利润 [毛利] 百分比的契约
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ co-前缀“共同”,ven-词根“来”,ant-蚂蚁:一堆蚂蚁来到一起立契约
※ cover-盖住,ant-蚂蚁:我(立书保证),这份(契约)已经盖住蚂蚁了
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
covenant
n
1 (law 律) formal agreement that is legally binding （有法律约束力的）协议, 盟约, 公约.
2 formal promise to pay money regularly to a charity, trust(5), etc （向慈善事业、 信托基金会等定期捐款的）契约. covenant, v [Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Tf, Tt]
~ for sth; ~ sth (to/with sb) promise or agree to (sth) under the terms of a covenant 立约承诺或同意（某事物）
I've covenanted (for) 100/covenanted (with them) to pay/that I'll pay 100 a year. 我立约承诺每年捐款100英镑.
🔁 扩展释义
*['kʌvәnәnt]n. 契约, 盟约vt. 立契约, 缔结盟约vi. 立契约, 缔结盟约【经】 契约条款, 保护条款, 誓言
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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What events are happening on campus?
校园里有什么事件发生？
They extended $2.5 million in loans to another country.
他们向另一国提供250万美元的贷款。
Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents of the chest proved them wrong.
当一只箱子从海底被打捞上来时，甲板上人们激动不已。船员们开始认为沉船找着了，但海底沉箱内的物品证明他们弄错了。