Apr 4, 2022 21:10
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Native in: Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Sichuanese , Simplified, Traditional) 
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
promise
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break a promise: The army broke its promise to return the country to civilian rule. a promise to do something: You made a promise to deal with it immediately.
柯林斯词典有这个例句：
He reneged on a promise to leave his wife.
他背弃了诺言，离开了他的妻子。
这是表示诺言是和他妻子终生相守对吧？
想知道如果诺言是和妻子一刀两断英语该怎么说。
谢谢！
He reneged on a promise to leave his wife.
他背弃了诺言，离开了他的妻子。
这是表示诺言是和他妻子终生相守对吧？
想知道如果诺言是和妻子一刀两断英语该怎么说。
谢谢！
Change log
Apr 5, 2022 00:36: Chuan Xiao changed "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "break a promise: The army broke its promise to return the country to civilian rule. a promise to do something: You made a promise to deal with it immediately."
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见下面的解释
例句的意思是"他背弃了离开他妻子的诺言"。他的诺言是离开他的妻子而不是终生相守, 大概是向第三者的承诺吧。
Note from asker:
| 同意。 又发现了Cambridge Dictionary 的例句似乎按你的理解更通顺一些。： The prime minister may now be regretting her impetuous promise to reduce unemployment by half. The company has not kept faith with its promise to invest in training. |
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Comment: "用 Collins online dictionary 的translate翻译了这句话：译文是 “他背棄了離開妻子的承諾”。"
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诺言
诺言就是“不离开了他的妻子”， 现在背弃了这个诺言， 离开了他的妻子。
Note from asker:
| 谢谢jyuan和Bruce! 但还是觉得语法上别扭。 张道真实用英语语法有这样的原话： 有些名词的同根词常跟不定式，因而它也常跟不定式做定语： I don't trust his promise to come for a visit. 我不相信他来访的诺言。（比较：He promised to come for a visit.） 他这个解释不知道适不适用于咱们的问题。 另外一个语法解释就是动词不定式做目的状语，即他背弃了一个诺言以便离开他的妻子。也不是“离开了”。 |
Discussion
promise to do something
She kept her promise to visit her aunt regularly.
He fulfilled a campaign promise to end the war.
break a promise:
The army broke its promise to return the country to civilian rule.
a promise to do something:
You made a promise to deal with it immediately.
他违背了诺言，离开了妻子。
He reneged on 【the】 promise 【of leaving】 his wife.
这应该是“他违背了离开妻子（即和妻子一刀两断）的诺言”。
这在现实生活中很少见，特殊情况下才有。