covenant 详细解释

covenant

['kʌvinənt]

n.盟约, 契约
v.立书保证

n.

1. 盟约, 公约; 契约[C]

2. 【律】盖印合同; 盖印合同中的一项条款; (因违约而提出的)赔偿损害的要求[C]

3. (大写)(《圣经》中上帝与人所立的)圣约[the S]

vt.

立约承诺[+to-v][+that]

I covenanted to pay $5000 a year to rebuild the college.

我立书保证, 每年付五千美元帮助重建那所学院。

vi.

订立盟约(或契约等)

词形变化

形容词: covenantal | 副词: covenantally | 动词过去式: covenanted | 动词过去分词: covenanted | 动词现在分词: covenanting | 动词第三人称单数: covenants |

词义辨析

同义:

n.契约

agreement  pact  contract  pledge  bargain  treaty  alliance  concord  

同义参见:

engagement  convention  understanding  conclusion  obligation  bond  

英英释义

名词 covenant:

a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

同义词：compact, concordat

(Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return

动词 covenant:

enter into a covenant

enter into a covenant or formal agreement

补充

covenantcovenant英:[ˈkʌvənənt] 美:[ˈkʌvənənt]n.1.(有法律约束的)协议, 盟约, 公约2.(向慈善事业、信托基金会等定期捐款的)契约书The money was given to us by deed of covenant.这笔钱是根据契约书付给我们的。

例句

1. the International covenant on Civil and Political Rights《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》 2. If you make regular gifts through a covenant, we can reclaim the income tax you have already paid on this money.如果你通过盖印契约定期捐款, 我们可以要求返还这笔钱上你已经缴纳的所得税。 3. You could covenant £2,000 per year to a charity.你可以立约保证每年向慈善机构捐款2,000英镑。 4. They covenanted that their hostages would be present.他们保证他们的人质将到场。 5. They covenanted in loyalty to the king.他们缔结盟约以效忠国王。 6. [with infinitive]the landlord covenants to repair the property.房东签订修理房屋的契约。 7. All profits are covenanted to local charities.所有利润都按照合同定期捐赠给当地的慈善机构。 8. a covenant with God与上帝的契约 9. the covenant of marriage婚约 10. an international covenant on human rights国际人权公约 11. The restrictive covenants of the building development prohibit the construction of buildings over 30 feet tall.这一限制性建筑开发协议禁止建造高于30英尺的建筑。

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