| 正面 | 8226.vow 英 [vaʊ]美 [vaʊ]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 12世纪时，在一座海滨小城里，一位粗心大意的面包师误将已烘焙好了的饼子再次放到烤炉内进行烘烤。当他意识到自己的过失时，已经太迟了：经过两次烘焙的饼子变得又硬又脆。谁知，这种饼子的味道竟然还不错！就这样，饼干（biscuit）诞生了。其实，从“biscuit”一词的字面上，我们便能看出其做法：前缀“bis-”意为“二、两”，单词“cuit”则意为“焙烧过的”。n. 发誓；誓言；许愿vt. 发誓；郑重宣告vi. 发誓；郑重宣告 例句： 1. I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme.戴维发誓要离开这个项目，我不得不对他表示钦佩。 vow 誓言来自拉丁语votum,承诺，对神发誓，来自PIE*wegwh,庄严的说，词源同voice,vote. vowvow: see votevow (n.)"solemn promise," c. 1300, from Anglo-French and Old French voe (Modern French vœu), from Latin votum "a promise to a god, solemn pledge, dedication; that which is promised; a wish, desire, longing, prayer," noun use of neuter of votus, past participle of vovere "to promise solemnly, pledge, dedicate, vow," from PIE root *wegwh- "to speak solemnly, vow, preach" (cognates: Sanskrit vaghat- "one who offers a sacrifice;" Greek eukhe "vow, wish," eukhomai "I pray"). Meaning "solemn engagement to devote oneself to a religious order or life" is from c. 1400; earlier "to bind oneself" to chastity (early 14c.).vow (v.)"promise solemnly," c. 1300, from Old French voer, from voe (see vow (n.)). Related: Vowed; vowing." |