英汉词典

promise 基本解释

• n. 许诺，允诺；希望
• vt. 允诺，许诺；给人以…的指望或希望
• vi. 许诺；有指望，有前途

promise 词态变化

promise 中文词源

来自古法语promesse,承诺，保证，来自拉丁语promissum,承诺，来自pro-,向前，-miss,送出，词源同mission,emit.

promise 英文词源

promise

promise: [14] Latin prōmittere originally meant simply ‘send forth’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix prō- ‘forward’ and mittere ‘send’, source of English mission, missile, transmit, etc). But it soon evolved metaphorically via ‘say in advance, foretell’ to ‘cause to expect’ and hence ‘promise’ – the sense adopted into English via its past participle prōmissum.
=> admit, commit, missile, mission, submit, transmit

promise (n.)

c. 1400, "a pledge, vow," from Old French promesse "promise, guarantee, assurance" (13c.) and directly from Latin promissum "a promise," noun use of neuter past participle of promittere "send forth; let go; foretell; assure beforehand, promise," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + mittere "to put, send" (see mission). The ground sense is "declaration made about the future, about some act to be done or not done."

promise (v.)

c. 1400, from promise (n.). Related: Promised; promising. Promised land (1530s) is a reference to the land of Canaan promised to Abraham and his progeny (Hebrew xi:9, etc.; Greek ten ges tes epangelias).

promise 词组搭配

promise 英文释义

1. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

2. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future;

"there is little or no promise that he will recover"

promise 同义词解析

ensure, insure, assure, guarantee, pledge, promise

这些动词都有"保证"之意。

ensure： 侧重使人相信某个行为或力量产生的结果。

insure常与ensure换用，但前者多指经济方面的保证、保险。

assure： 侧重指消除某人思想上的怀疑或担心，从而有达到目的的保证感，但不如ensure普通。

guarantee： 指对事物的品质或人的行为及履行义务、义务等承担责任的保证。

pledge： 正式用词，指通过郑重许诺、协议或立誓等保证承担某一义务或遵守某一原则。

promise： 侧重表自己的主观意向，设法用语言使人感到稳当可靠。

promise 双语例句

1. The boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.

这个男孩在上小学的时候就初次显示出成为运动员的潜力。

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2. I'm hoping you'll keep your promise to come for a long visit.

我希望你遵守诺言来这儿多呆几天。

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3. President Kaunda fulfilled his promise of announcing a date for the referendum.

卡翁达总统兑现了他的承诺，宣布了全民公决的日期。

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4. This approach, more than any other, holds promise for true reform.

这一方法比其他任何方法都更让人看到真正改革的希望。

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5. This will all come out in the wash—I promise you.

一切终会真相大白的——我向你保证。

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promise 实用场景例句

The college principal promised to look into the matter.

学院院长答应研究这个问题。

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‘Promise not to tell anyone! ’ ‘I promise. ’

“你要保证不告诉别人！”“我保证。”

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They arrived at 7.30 as they had promised .

他们按说定的7:30到达了。

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The government has promised a full investigation into the disaster.

政府已承诺对这次灾难进行全面调查。

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I'll see what I can do but I can't promise anything .

我会去看看能做什么，但不能给予任何承诺。

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The brochure promised (that) the local food would be superb.

旅游指南中保证说当地有上佳的美食。

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You promised me (that) you'd be home early tonight.

你曾向我保证今晚会早回家的。

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He promised the money to his grandchildren.

他答应把这笔钱给孙儿孙女们。

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He promised his grandchildren the money.

他答应给孙儿孙女们这笔钱。

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I've promised myself some fun when the exams are over.

等考试完了，我打算好好玩玩。

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‘I'll be back soon, ’ she promised.

“我马上回来。”她答应说。

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It promises to be an exciting few days.

那可望是兴奋刺激的几天。

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There were dark clouds overhead promising rain.

天上乌云密布，预示就要下雨。

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I can promise you, you'll have a wonderful time.

我保证你会玩得很痛快。

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If you don't take my advice, you'll regret it, I promise you.

你若不听我的劝告，保管你会后悔的。

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to make/keep/break a promise

许下 / 信守 / 违背诺言

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She kept her promise to visit her aunt regularly.

她信守诺言，定期去看望姑妈。

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The government failed to keep its promise of lower taxes.

政府未能兑现减税的承诺。

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Do I have your promise that you won't tell anyone about this?

你保证不把这事告诉任何人吗？

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You haven't gone back on your promise, have you?

你该不会反悔了吧？

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Her work shows great promise .

她的作品显示前途大有希望。

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He failed to fulfil his early promise .

他没有像小时候表现的那样有出息。

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The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday...

邮局承诺于星期五恢复对这个地区第一类邮件的递送。

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He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment...

他已经保证富人和特权阶层不会再得到优惠待遇。

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In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state...

1920年，列强承诺让他们成为一个独立的国家。

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The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.

这些官员承诺恢复多党统治。

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If you make a promise, you should keep it...

如果做出了承诺，就应该遵守。

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The program has lived up to its promise to promote family welfare.

这个项目恪守了其改善家庭福利的承诺。

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While it will be fun, the seminar also promises to be most instructive.

这次的研讨会不仅会有趣，而且有可能会颇具启发意义。

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The boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.

这个男孩在上小学的时候就初次显示出成为运动员的潜力。

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