236. Oath - CAE Nouns - CAE Vocabulary

 

Oath : 맹세, 서약, 선서, 약속, 욕설

Swear an oath : 맹세하다, 선서하다

Take an oath :  맹세하다, 선서하다

Break an oath : 맹세를 어기다

 

1)

Formal promise

Be loyal to the countri or the public

Hippocratic oath

To swear on somthing

I promise to do this

To swear an oath

To take an oath

To break an oath

 

2)

To mean a swear word

He muttered oaths under his breath, but a curse, a bad word are usually used

 

 

Formality : 6.5 - 7

 

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