不擇手段背單詞(18):abjure

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"abjure" [ əb'dʒuə ] ,vt 發(fā)誓棄絕(信仰等)=renounce;公開放棄(國籍、權(quán)利等)forswear=recall=recant=retract
    【例】abjure one's religion 發(fā)誓放棄宗教信仰
    【根】ab遠(yuǎn)離,jure發(fā)誓-發(fā)誓遠(yuǎn)離-誓絕
    【參】perjury(n 偽誓,偽證);jury(n 陪審團)
    【類】abjure:reject 發(fā)誓放棄:拒絕
    【反】espouse(v 支持);affirm(v 堅決肯定);embrace(v 擁護(hù))"