troth

FREQ #40668

n. 忠诚, 真实, 诚实, 诺言 vt. 约定, 订婚

发音

UK /tɹəʊθ/
其它
UK /tɹɒθ/
US /tɹoʊθ/
US /tɹɔθ/

词形变化

troths 复数 troths trothed trothing troths 三单 trothing 现在分词 trothed 过去式 trothed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.

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  2. 2.

    An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.

    A pledge or promise to marry someone.

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  3. 3.

    An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.

    The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.

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  4. 4.

    Truth; something true.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To pledge to marry somebody.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

engagement plight betrothal

上位词 3

promise pledge assurance

下位词 1

ringing

词源

From Middle English troth, trothe, trouthe, trowthe, a variant of treuth, treuthe, treouthe (“allegiance, fidelity, faithfulness, loyalty; oath, pledge, promise; betrothal or marriage vow; betrothal; honour, integrity; holiness, righteousness; confidence, trust; creed, faith; fact, reality, truth”), from Old English trēowþ, trīewþ (“truth, veracity; faith, fidelity; covenant, pledge”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō (“contract; promise”), equivalent to true + -th (abstract nominal suffix). See more at truth.

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