thế ước

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To vow: To make a solemn and formal promise, often of a personal or profound nature.
    • To swear: To make a solemn declaration or promise, invoking a higher power or something sacred as a witness, or to bind oneself by an oath.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Họ thế ước sẽ trung thành với nhau suốt đời. (They vowed to be loyal to each other for life.)
    • Anh ấy thế ước trước bàn thờ tổ tiên. (He swore an oath before the ancestral altar.)
    • Cô thế ước không bao giờ tiết lộ bí mật. (She swore she would never reveal the secret.)
Advanced Usage
  • "thế ước thề": This is a reinforcing compound, emphasizing the solemnity of the oath.
    • Hai người bạn thế ước thề sống chết có nhau. (The two friends solemnly swore to share life and death.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Thề (v): to swear, to vow. This is a more common and direct synonym.

    • Cô ấy thề sẽ trả thù. (She swore to get revenge.)

  • Hứa (v): to promise. This is a more general term without the same solemn or formal connotation.

    • Tôi hứa sẽ đến đúng giờ. (I promise to arrive on time.)
Synonyms
  • Pledge: A solemn promise or undertaking.
  • Oath: A solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness.
  • Covenant: A formal and binding agreement or promise.
Related Idioms
  • Thế ước non sông: To make a vow as weighty as the mountains and rivers; a solemn, unbreakable oath.
    • Lời thế ước non sông ấy không bao giờ phai. (That solemn vow to the land will never fade.)
verb
  1. to wou, to swear