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单词 pledged
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pledgedadj.

Brit. /plɛdʒd/, U.S. /plɛdʒd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pledge v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < pledge v. + -ed suffix1.
Given or put in pledge, pawned; bound by a pledge, promised.
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the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] > promised or vowed
behotenc1200
hotena1325
plightedc1325
fasted1440
promised1449
pledged1552
faithed1556
behighted1571
voted1586
vowed1590
sacramental1665
avowed1720
sworn1819
arrhal1873
society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [adjective] > relating to pawnbroking > pawned
pledged1552
pawned1567
pawn-laid1598
pignorate1674
up the spout1819
pignorated1842
1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Pledged, pigneratus.
1595 R. Southwell St. Peters Complaint 7 Where did the truth of pledged promise sleepe?
1710 J. Hodges Ess. Several Subj. 11 This Hardship upon the poor Trader is often aggravated by a great Under Value of the pledged Goods put upon them by the Pawn-Broker.
1791 E. Burke in T. Paine Rights of Man i. 38 The King and Queen of France, after a day of confusion, alarm, dismay, and slaughter, lay down under the pledged security of public faith.
1860 J. S. Mill Consider. Represent. Govt. (1865) 64/1 A strong inducement..not to confine themselves to pledged party men.
1887 Daily News 21 July 6/1 The calling-in of loans on pledged property.
1935 Amer. Mercury Feb. 166/1 They covenanted with the bondholders that at all times the aggregate value of the pledged securities would be at least 150% of the amount of the bonds outstanding.
1978 Economist (Nexis) 20 May 18 How much is President Brezhnev's pledged word worth now?
2003 Florida Today (Nexis) 3 July 1 None of the signers ever betrayed his pledged word.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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