pledge

英 [pledʒ] 美 [plɛdʒ]

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解释

n. 保证，誓言；抵押；抵押品，典当物
vt. 保证，许诺；用……抵押；举杯祝……健康
n. (Pledge)人名；(英)普莱奇

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中文词源

pledge 请求，许诺，誓言

来自古法语plege,保证，来自Proto-Germanic*plego,责任，担保，来自PIE*dlegh,忙于，从事于，责任，承诺，来自PIE*del,长的，词源同long,play,plight.引申词义请求，许诺，誓言等。

英文词源

pledge: pledge: [14] Pledge comes via Old French plege from late Latin plebium, a derivative of the verb plebīre ‘pledge’. This was probably borrowed from Frankish *plegan ‘guarantee’, a derivative of the same Germanic base as produced English plight ‘pledge’ [OE] (as in ‘plight one’s troth’) and German pflicht ‘duty’.
=> plight
pledge (v.): c. 1400, "to promise" (something to someone), "to give over as security for repayment," also "promise faith to," from pledge (n.) and from Old French plegier, from plege (n.). From mid-15c. as "to stand surety for, be responsible for;" late 15c. as "to mortgage." Meaning "put (someone) under oath" is from 1570s; sense of "to solemnly promise or guarantee" is from 1590s, as is sense "to drink a toast." Related: Pledged; pledging.
pledge (n.): mid-14c., "surety, bail," from Old French plege (Modern French pleige) "hostage, security, bail," probably from Frankish *plegan "to guarantee," from *pleg-, a West Germanic root meaning "have responsibility for" (cognates: Old Saxon plegan "vouch for," Middle Dutch plien "to answer for, guarantee," Old High German pflegan "to care for, be accustomed to," Old English pleon "to risk the loss of, expose to danger;" see plight (v.)).

Meaning "allegiance vow attested by drinking with another" is from 1630s. Sense of "solemn promise" first recorded 1814, though this notion is from 16c. in the verb. Weekley notes the "curious contradiction" in pledge (v.) "to toast with a drink" (1540s) and pledge (n.) "the vow to abstain from drinking" (1833). Meaning "student who has agreed to join a fraternity or sorority" dates from 1901.

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例句和用法

1. His tax-cutting pledge brought a delirious crowd to their feet.: 他减税的承诺让亢奋的人群欢呼雀跃起来。

2. In the treaty both sides pledge to respect human rights.: 双方在条约中都承诺将尊重人权。

3. I pledge that by next year we will have the problem solved.: 我保证来年之前我们将解决这个问题。

4. The agreement includes a pledge of non-aggression.: 协议包括不发动侵略的保证。

5. a pledge of support: 支援的许诺