| 单词 | adjure |
| 释义 | adjure (once / 3740 pages) v The verb adjure is a heavy-duty synonym of the word "ask," with more of a demanding tone. For example, you might have to adjure someone to tell the truth. You get a strong sense of the word adjure when you realize that the jure part is similar to "jury." Both come from the Latin jūrāre "swear," which in turn comes from jūs, jūr- "law" (as in justice and jurist). In 14th-century Middle English, the word suggested someone affirming something by swearing with an oath. So adjure means to command solemnly, as in "She adjured him to present the events precisely as he witnessed them." WORD FAMILYadjure: adjuration, adjured, adjures, adjuring+/adjuration: adjurations USAGE EXAMPLESThen another surprise: He adjured the name “Pius XIII” in favor of his father’s, John. Newsweek(Mar 08, 2013) On the conclusion of his discourse he adjured them: “Repent, then, all ye who have been contaminated. Lea, Henry Charles, A History of The Inquisition of The...(2012) Jeremiah, I adjure you, Leave me not again. Zweig, Stefan, Jeremiah—A Drama in Nine Scenes(2012) 1v command solemnly Hyper burden, charge, saddle impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to 2v ask for or request earnestly Syn|Hyper beseech, bid, conjure, entreat, press plead appeal or request earnestly |
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