pledge

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A solemn promise to do something.
    — Mr. Biden unveiled the pledge at a White House climate summit for world leaders, declaring that the United States is ready to reclaim a leadership role on climate change.
  2. A solemn promise to do something.; A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
  3. An asset or person temporarily handed over to guarantee the fulfilment of something promised, under threat of permanent loss of the thing handed over; surety, security, hostage.
    — Iacke Straw. […] I haue his wife and children pledges, for his ſpeedie returne from the King, to whom he is gone with our meſſage. Tom Miller. Let him take heede hee bring a wiſe anſwere to our worships, or els his pledges goes to the pot.
  4. A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
  5. A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.; The personal property so pledged, to be kept until the debt is paid.
  6. A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
  7. A drinking toast.
动词 v.
  1. To make a solemn promise (to do something).
    — pledge allegiance to the flag
  2. To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
  3. To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health. transitive
    — HARDCASTLE [Taking the cup.] I hope you'll find it to your mind. I have prepared it with my own hands, and I believe you'll own the ingredients are tolerable. Will you be so good as to pledge me, sir? Here, Mr. Marlow, here is to our better acquaintance. [Drinks.]

词形变化

pledges present,singular,third-person pledging participle,present pledged participle,past pledged past pledges plural

词汇关系

衍生词
antipledging mispledge pledgable pledgeability repledge unpledged antipledge dead pledge depledge frankpledge impledge interpledge negative pledge pledgee pledgeless pledgeling pledgemaster pledge of allegiance pledger pledgeship pledgor propledge purity pledge put in pledge safe pledge take the pledge virginity pledge
相关词
oath vow

词源

词源 1
From Middle English plege, from Anglo-Norman plege, from Old French plege (Modern French pleige) from Medieval Latin plevium, plebium, from plebiō (“to pledge”), from Frankish *plehan (“to pledge; to support; to guarantee”). Akin to Old High German pflegan (“to take care of, be accustomed to”), Old Saxon plegan (“to vouch for”), Old English plēon (“to risk, endanger”). More at plight.
词源 2
From Middle English plege, from Anglo-Norman plege, from Old French plege (Modern French pleige) from Medieval Latin plevium, plebium, from plebiō (“to pledge”), from Frankish *plehan (“to pledge; to support; to guarantee”). Akin to Old High German pflegan (“to take care of, be accustomed to”), Old Saxon plegan (“to vouch for”), Old English plēon (“to risk, endanger”). More at plight.
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