abjure
abjure 英 [əbˈdʒʊə(r)] 美 [əbˈdʒʊr]
vt. 发誓放弃；公开放弃；避免
进行时:abjuring 过去式:abjured 过去分词:abjured 第三人称单数:abjures 名词复数:abjures
- Abjure means to swear off, and it applies to something you once believed. You can abjure a religious faith, you can abjure your love of another person, and you can abjure the practice of using excessive force in interrogation.
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- vt. 发誓放弃；公开放弃；避免
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1. They were compelled to abjure their faith.
他们被迫发誓放弃自己的信仰。
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2. Adrienne Lecouvreur on her deathbed was willing to confess and receive communion, but refused to abjure her profession.
阿德莉娜勒库弗勒临终之时希望忏悔、聆听圣言，但她拒绝发誓放弃她的职业。
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3. But consumer-oriented companies that abjure the blogosphere are missing out on opportunities to generate buzz, monitor customer concerns, and -- perhaps most importantly -- show their human side.
但是，对于消费者导向的公司而言，放弃博客等于错过了口碑营销、监听客户关怀和最重要的——表现他们人性化的机会。
- abjure (v.) early 15c., "renounce on oath, repudiate, forswear," originally especially "renounce or recant (a heresy) on oath," from Middle French abjurer or directly from Latin abiurare "deny on oath," from ab "off, away from" (see ab-) + iurare "to swear," from ius (genitive iuris) "law" (see jurist). Related: Abjured; abjuring.
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