vow
要点誓い、誓う
意味
- 誓い,誓約
- …を誓う,誓約する
例文
I vowed that I would never speak to Tom again.
二度とトムには話しかけないと誓った。
I vowed that I would never speak to her again.
彼女には二度と話しかけないと誓った。
John and Jill will take their vows as husband and wife next month.
ジョンとジルは来月、結婚式を執り行います。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
Inherited from Middle English vowe, voue, that from Old French vut, in turn from Latin vōtum (“a promise, dedication, vow”), from vovēre (“to promise, vow”). Not related to avow. Doublet of vote.