Promise me that if you become a Christian you'll become a Presbyterian.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇,帮助你深度理解这句话
vt. 允诺,许诺;给人以…的指望或希望;
vi. 许诺;有指望,有前途;
n. 许诺;希望,指望;允诺的东西;
💡 pro前面+mise送,放出→在做事前送出的话→允诺
"If you make a promise you should fulfill it."
如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言.
近义:assure, pledge, vow, offer, present, proffer
反义:recede, recoil, retire, retreat, withdraw, blench
n. 基督教徒,信徒;克里斯琴;<口>人类,文明人,正派人;[电影]克里斯蒂安;
adj. 信基督教的,基督教的,基督教徒的;<口>人(类)的,文明的,<口>正派的,高尚的;
💡 Christ基督+ian表人 →基督教徒
"The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act."
基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法.
近义:cristian
vi. 变为,成为;变得;变成;
vt. 适合,适宜;相称,相当;变成;发生;
💡 be(upon)+come→变为;成为(=to come upon)
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反义:remain, keep, stay, get