perjure

解释

• vt. 作伪证；使发伪誓；使破坏誓言

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中文词源

perjure 作伪证，发假誓

来自拉丁语periurium,伪誓，来自per-,整个的，-jur,发誓，词源同adjure,jury.即信誓旦旦，词义贬义化，引申词义作伪证，发假誓。比较perfidy.

英文词源

perjure (v.)

mid-15c. "swear falsely" (implied in perjured; late 13c. in Anglo-French), from Old French parjurer "to break one's word, renege on a promise" (11c.), from Latin periurare "to swear falsely, break one's oath" (see perjury). Reflexive sense is from 18c.

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例句和用法

1. She would rather perjure herself than admit to her sins.

她宁愿在法庭上撒谎也不愿承认她的罪行。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The man scrupled to perjure himself.

这人发伪誓时迟疑了起来.

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