swear
翻譯
發誓, 宣誓, 咒罵, 說髒話
例句
I swear to tell the truth.
我發誓說真話。
He swore at the other driver.
他對另一位司機罵髒話。
She swore she had locked the door.
她發誓說她鎖了門。
文法模式
swear ((to-inf)) 發誓做某事 I swear to tell the truth.
swear ((that + 子句)) 發誓說某事 She swore that she had locked the door.
swear ((at sb./sth.)) 對某人/某物說髒話 He swore at the other driver.
近義詞
同義詞（發誓）: vow, pledge; 同義詞（咒罵）: curse
詞源
源自古英語 'swerian'，「做出莊嚴聲明」，與 'answer'（回答）有關。
記憶技巧
它有兩個截然不同的意思：一個是嚴肅的承諾（「我發誓說真話」），另一個是說髒話（「他開始罵人」）。