OATH, n. In law, a solemn appeal to the Deity, made binding upon the conscience by a penalty for perjury.
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adj. 庄严的，严肃的;庄重的;隆重的，神圣的;犹豫的，阴沉的;
💡 sol(alone)+emn(形容词后缀)→严肃；庄重的；严重的
"Her face grew solemn."
她的脸显得严肃起来。
近义：heavy, weighty, serious, dignified
反义：inane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous
n. 上诉;[体育]诉请;呼吁;（迫切的）要求（帮助、同情等）恳求;
vi. （迫切）要求;有吸引力;求助（于）;提请注意;
vt. 将…移交上级法院审理;
💡 pel, puls 表”驱动,推动”#词根助记：ap向着+peal=向着……推动自己的诉求=恳求,诉求,请愿
"to lodge an appeal"
提出上诉
近义：plead, imploration, petition, petitioning, pleading, request
反义：order, demand
n. 良心;道德心;
💡 con全部+sci知道+ence名词后缀→全部知道→有良知→良心
"Guilt had been eating into his conscience for some months."
几个月来内疚一直折磨着他的良心.
近义：percept, perceptibility, perception, awareness, seeing, sense
n. 惩罚;刑罚;害处;足球点球;
💡 pen处罚+al...的+ty表名词 →处罚，惩罚，罚金
"a penalty for handball"
因手球犯规而罚点球
近义：mulct, penalization, punishment, sanction, fine, amercement
反义：indulgence, indult, pardon, release, remise, remission
n. 假誓，伪证，伪证罪;
💡 per假，坏+jur发誓+y名词后缀→假发誓→伪证，假誓
"Two key witnesses at her trial committed perjury."
在对她的庭审中有两名主要证人犯了伪证罪.
n. 誓言，誓约;妄用神名，渎神的言词;[法]宣誓;诅咒，咒骂语;
💡 偶死（谐音）：偶死也要捍卫真理- 誓言 在山洞(o)里的一张(a)藤椅(th)边 宣誓 网友：yqy 补充：“呕死”（谐音）：他不遵守誓言，真把人呕死了
"They swore an oath to carry out their duties faithfully."
他们宣誓忠实履行自己的职责.
近义：promise, swear, swearing, swearword, vow, adjuration