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Perjury False N Swearing Oath Jury Pə:Dʒəri N.作伪证,发假誓

单词 perjury
音标 ['pə:dʒəri]
解释 n.作伪证,发假誓
红宝书 【英】 n. 伪证,假誓(false swearing)
【考】 calumny : assertion / false swearing : oath / perjury : deposition (testimony)(诽谤是假断言/伪誓 是假誓言/伪证是假证 词)反义词:truthful deposition(真实的作 证)
【例】 Committing perjury in court can result in a prison sentence.
字源 perjury (n.)
late 14c., "act of swearing to a statement known to be false," via Anglo-French perjurie (late 13c.) and Old French parjurée "perjury, false witness," both from Latin periurium "a false oath," from periurare "swear falsely," from per- "away, entirely" (see per) + iurare "to swear" (see jury (n.)). Related: Perjurious.
不择手段背单词 n. 伪证; 假誓
【参】jury(n 陪审团)
【类】calumny: assertion[representation] = false swearing: oath = perjury: deposition[testimony]诽谤是假断言 = 伪誓是假誓言 = 伪证是假证词
【反】truthful deposition(真实的作证)
趣味全助记 【记】per 音:破 + jury 陪审团,把陪审团搞破搞乱通过做伪证,假誓

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