OATH, n. In law, a solemn appeal to the Deity, made binding upon the conscience by a penalty for perjury.
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adj. 莊嚴的，嚴肅的;莊重的;隆重的，神圣的;猶豫的，陰沉的;
?? sol(alone)+emn(形容詞后綴)→嚴肅；莊重的；嚴重的
"Her face grew solemn."
她的臉顯得嚴肅起來。
近義：heavy, weighty, serious, dignified
反義：inane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous
n. 上訴;[體育]訴請;呼吁;（迫切的）要求（幫助、同情等）懇求;
vi. （迫切）要求;有吸引力;求助（于）;提請注意;
vt. 將…移交上級法院審理;
?? pel, puls 表”驅動,推動”#詞根助記：ap向著+peal=向著……推動自己的訴求=懇求,訴求,請愿
"to lodge an appeal"
提出上訴
近義：plead, imploration, petition, petitioning, pleading, request
反義：order, demand
n. 良心;道德心;
?? con全部+sci知道+ence名詞后綴→全部知道→有良知→良心
"Guilt had been eating into his conscience for some months."
幾個月來內疚一直折磨著他的良心.
近義：percept, perceptibility, perception, awareness, seeing, sense
n. 懲罰;刑罰;害處;足球點球;
?? pen處罰+al...的+ty表名詞 →處罰，懲罰，罰金
"a penalty for handball"
因手球犯規而罰點球
近義：mulct, penalization, punishment, sanction, fine, amercement
反義：indulgence, indult, pardon, release, remise, remission
n. 假誓，偽證，偽證罪;
?? per假，壞+jur發誓+y名詞后綴→假發誓→偽證，假誓
"Two key witnesses at her trial committed perjury."
在對她的庭審中有兩名主要證人犯了偽證罪.
n. 誓言，誓約;妄用神名，瀆神的言詞;[法]宣誓;詛咒，咒罵語;
?? 偶死（諧音）：偶死也要捍衛真理- 誓言 在山洞(o)里的一張(a)藤椅(th)邊 宣誓 網友：yqy 補充：“嘔死”（諧音）：他不遵守誓言，真把人嘔死了
"They swore an oath to carry out their duties faithfully."
他們宣誓忠實履行自己的職責.
近義：promise, swear, swearing, swearword, vow, adjuration