1、ad- "to" + jur- "swear" + -e.
2、字面含义为:bind by oath, confirm by oath, add an oath. 引申为:恳请,恳求,起誓,命令。
中文词源
adjure 命令
前缀ad-, 去,往。词根jur, 法,起誓。原指要求某人以上帝的名义起誓所述为真。
英文词源
adjure (v.)
late 14c., "to bind by oath; to question under oath," from Latin adiurare "confirm by oath, add an oath, to swear to in addition," in Late Latin "to put (someone) to an oath," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + iurare "swear," from ius (genitive iuris) "law" (see jurist). Related: Adjured; adjuring.
双语例句
1. I adjure you to tell the truth before this court.
我要求你对本庭说实话.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. I adjure you to spare him.
我恳求你饶恕他.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. I adjure you to speak the truth.
你必须对我讲真话.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. Which to adjure to help it is good to reply?
恳请哪位帮忙回答一下好 么 ?
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5. I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.