bội thề

Thân thiện

Anh ta đã bội thề, không giữ lời hứa chung thủy.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To perjure: To break a solemn promise or vow, especially an oath. This involves acting contrary to what one has sworn to do or uphold.
   • To forswear / To break one's oath: To renounce or violate a pledge or sworn commitment.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn đã bội thề với lời hứa của mình. (He perjured himself by breaking his promise.)
  • Bội thề là một tội lỗi nghiêm trọng. (To forswear oneself is a serious sin.)
  • Kẻ bội thề sẽ không bao giờ được tin cậy. (An oath-breaker will never be trusted.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a strong moral and legal connotation, implying betrayal and a breach of trust, particularly in formal or sworn contexts.
• It can be used in historical or literary contexts to describe treachery, such as a vassal betraying their lord.

Variants and Related Words

• Bội ước (v): To break an agreement or contract. This is similar but often refers to breaking a formal pact rather than a sworn oath.

  • Công ty đó đã bội ước hợp đồng. (That company breached the contract.)

• Thất thề (v): To fail to keep a promise or oath. This is a close synonym with a similar meaning.

  • Anh ta thất thề với lời thề trung thành. (He was unfaithful to his oath of loyalty.)

Synonyms

• Perjure: To willfully tell a lie after giving a solemn oath to tell the truth.
• Forswear: To reject or renounce under oath; to swear falsely.
• Break one's oath: To violate a sworn promise.

Related Idioms

• Bội tín bội nghĩa: To be perfidious and ungrateful; to betray trust and righteousness. This idiom expands on the idea of "bội thề" to include a broader betrayal of faith and morality.
  • Hành động của hắn quả là bội tín bội nghĩa. (His actions were truly perfidious and ungrateful.)

Học thuật

1. Perjure
   • Kẻ bội thề
     Perjure