c. 1300, wajour "a promise, a vow, something pledged or sworn to;" also "a bet, a wager; stakes, something laid down as a bet," from Anglo-French wageure, Old North French wagiere (Old French gagiere, Modern French gageure) "pledge, security," from wagier "to pledge" (see wage (n.)).
wager (v.)
c. 1600 (intransitive); 1610s (transitive), from wager (n.). Related: Wagered; wagering.
雙語例句
1. A wager is a fool's argument.
傻瓜一爭論就打賭.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. I wager that It'shall be so.
我保證(它)會這樣.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. She was willing to wager that he didn't own the apartment he lived in.
她愿意打賭他居住的公寓并不屬于他。
來自柯林斯例句
4. I am ready to wager a package of cigarettes that he will come.
我敢打賭一盒香煙,他一定來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. I'll wager she'll still make the same impact when she's 70.