Abjure



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 誓绝;弃绝
• ［英］ 誓绝 ( to give up on oath; renounce) ; 弃绝 ( recant)
• ［类］ 反义词: espouse ( 支持拥护) ; affirm ( 坚决肯定) ; embrace ( 拥护)
• ［记］ ab+jure ( 发誓) -> 发誓去掉 -> 弃绝
• ［同］ 同根词: perjury ( 伪誓, 伪证) , jury（陪审团）

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (abjured; abjuring)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French abjurer, from Latin abjurare, from ab- + jurare to swear — more at jury
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. to renounce upon oath
  • b. to reject solemnly
• 2. to abstain from ; avoid abjure extravagance
• • abjurer noun
• Synonyms:
  • abjure, renounce, forswear, recant, retract mean to withdraw one's word or professed belief. abjure implies a firm and final rejecting or abandoning often made under oath abjured the errors of his former faith. renounce often equals abjure but may carry the meaning of disclaim or disown renounced abstract art and turned to portrait painting. forswear may add to abjure an implication of perjury or betrayal I cannot forswear my principles. recant stresses the withdrawing or denying of something professed or taught if they recant they will be spared. retract applies to the withdrawing of a promise, an offer, or an accusation the newspaper had to retract its allegations against the mayor.

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