covenant

covenant音标

英 [ˈkʌvənənt]

美 [ˈkʌvənənt]

covenant基本释义

n.盟约；契约

v.立书保证

covenant用法及例句

noun

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

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

Synonym: compactconcordat

verb

1. enter into a covenant or formal agreement

e.g. They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silverThe nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world

2. enter into a covenant

1. (受法律约束的)协约，契约，合同A covenant is a formal written agreement between two or more people or groups of people which is recognized in law.

e.g. ...the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.《公民权利和*治权利国际公约》

2. (定期付款的)书面承诺;(尤指向慈善机构定期捐款的)契约A covenant is a formal written promise to pay a sum of money each year for a fixed period, especially to a charity.

e.g. If you make regular gifts through a covenant we can reclaim the income tax which you have already paid on this money.如果你签订契约定期捐赠，那么我们可以要求返还你这笔钱上交的所得税。

And makes a Covenant never to destroy The Earth again by flood.

出自：Milton

Did you not covenant to write to me first?

出自：T. Arnold

近义词

临近词

compact紧密的

agreement同意

bond债券

obligation义务

promise诺言

conclusion结尾

pledge发誓

bargain交易

concord和睦

concordat协定

engagement约会

convention大会

treaty条约

alliance联盟

contract合同

pact契约

understanding理解

covenanter

covenant effect

Covenanters

cover

covenant bond

covenant marriage

covenanted

covenant to pay

covenantor

covenantee

covenant of salt

cove

相关列句

It is conditional. So this is our first bilateral, conditional covenant.(它是由条件的，所以这是第一个双边，有条件的合约。)

Basically, keep my covenant, obey me faithfully, that's the conditional.(就是说，遵守契约，对我忠诚，这就是条件。)

For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.(因他们的心向他不正，在他的约上，也不忠心。)

And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant-the Ten Commandments.(耶和华将这约的话，就是十诫，写在两块版上。)

The Chronicles of Thomas covenant.(《托马斯·卡瓦纳特编年史》。)

Do not make a covenant with them or with their gods.(不可和他们并他们的神立约。)

That's an additional theme that's associated regularly with the covenant.(这是额外的一个主题，经常与契约联系在一起。)

Will he make a covenant with thee? Wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?(岂肯与你立约，使你拿它永远作奴仆吗。)

Ours is a generation that has witnessed the abrogation of the parent-child covenant.(我这一代正是废除亲子盟约必要性的见证。)

And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.(耶和华将这约的话，就是十条诫，写在两块版上。)