Is it more sin to wish me thus forsworn, or to dispraise my lord with that same tongue which she hath praised him with above compare so many thousand times? 她希望我背弃我的盟誓;她几千次向我夸奖我的丈夫,说他比谁都好,现在却又用同一条舌头说他的坏话!
Forsworn \For*sworn"\, p. p. of {Forswear}.
Forswear \For*swear"\, v. t. [imp. {Forswore}; p. p. {Forsworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forswearing}.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for- + swerian to swear. See {For-}, and {Swear}, v. i.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations.
I . . . do forswear her. --Shak.
2. To deny upon oath.
Like innocence, and as serenely bold As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold! --Dryden.
{To forswear one's self}, to swear falsely; to perjure one's self. ``Thou shalt not forswear thyself.'' --Matt. v. 33.
Syn: See {Perjure}.
The Saudis in recent years have forsworn their one-time role as the "swing producer" in OPEC, and have always resisted appearing sensitive to Western influence.