covenant是什么意思？

covenant

英[ˈkʌvənənt] 美[ˈkʌvənənt]

• n. 协议，协定，盖印合同，[法律]契约条款，[宗教]誓约；
• vi. 立约，立誓，订立盟约，订立契约；
• vt. 立约承诺，缔结盟约，订协定；

复数：covenants;

第三人称单数：covenants;

过去式：covenanted;

过去分词：covenanted;

现在分词：covenanting;

例句

• The covenant of the League of Nations bound all signatory states not to go to war. 国际联盟盟约规定,所有签字国都不得诉诸战争.
• The money was given to us by deed of covenant. 这笔钱是根据契约书付给我们的.
• The effect of the statute was to annul this covenant. 但州法规废除了这一契约.
• God's covenant with Abraham 上帝与亚伯拉罕的立约
• If you make regular gifts through a covenant we can reclaim the income tax which you have already paid on this money. 如果你签订契约定期捐赠，那么我们可以要求返还你这笔钱上交的所得税。
• ...the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》
• ...a United Nations covenant on civil and political rights. 联合国公民和政治权利公约

同义词

• n.
  covenant的同义词之：契约
  pact, pledge, concord, agreement, contract, treaty, bargain, alliance,
• covenant的同义词之：其他释义
  agreement, obligation, contract, alliance, pact, convention, engagement, treaty, conclusion, concord, bargain, understanding,

词组

• Old Covenant
  (Christian Theology)the covenant between God and Israel in the Old Testament (基督教神学)旧约（《圣经•旧约》中上帝和以色列人的协约）
• New Covenant
  (Christian Theology)the covenant between God and the followers of Christ (基督教神学)新约（上帝和耶稣的追随者的协约）

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  (受法律约束的)协约，契约，合同
  A covenant is a formal written agreement between two or more people or groups of people which is recognized in law.
  例句
  ...the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》
• N-COUNT
  (定期付款的)书面承诺;(尤指向慈善机构定期捐款的)契约
  A covenant is a formal written promise to pay a sum of money each year for a fixed period, especially to a charity.
  例句
  If you make regular gifts through a covenant we can reclaim the income tax which you have already paid on this money. 如果你签订契约定期捐赠，那么我们可以要求返还你这笔钱上交的所得税。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  (向慈善事业、信托基金会等定期捐款的)契约书
  The money was given to us by deed of covenant. 这笔钱是根据契约书付给我们的。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
  2. (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
• Verb
  1. enter into a covenenant
  2. enter into a covenant or formal agreement;
  "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver""The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"

行业词典

• 法律： 契约；合同；