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語源

From Middle English forsweren, from 古期英語 forswerian (“to swear falsely”). Cognate with Old Saxon farswerian, Old High German farsweren, German verschwören. More at for- +‎ swear.

発音

• IPA^(key): /fə(ɹ)ˈswɛə(ɹ)/, /fɔː(ɹ)ˈswɛə(ɹ)/
• 韻: -ɛə(ɹ)

動詞

forswear (三人称単数 現在形 forswears, 現在分詞 forswearing, 過去形 forswore, 過去分詞 forsworn)

1. (transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.

   We forswear allegiance and support for the Economic Freedom Fighters.

   • 1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew:

     Never to woo her more; but do forswear her.

   • 1726, John Dryden, translating Juvenal, Satires‎^[1]:

     Like Innocence, and as serenely bold / As Truth, how loudly He forswears thy Gold!.

   • 1995, Philip Roth, Sabbath's Theater‎^[2]:

     Either forswear fucking others or the affair is over.

   • 2008, Philip Roth, Indignation:

     The sheer unimaginableness of coming into her mouth — of coming into anything other than the air or a tissue or a dirty sock — was an allurement too stupendous for a novice to forswear.

2. (intransitive or reflexive) To commit perjury; to break an oath.