a promise to somebody, or a legal agreement, especially one to pay a regular amount of money to somebody/something 承诺;合同;协约;(尤指定期付款的)契约 God’s covenant with Abraham 上帝与亚伯拉罕的立约 a covenant to a charity 向慈善机构定期捐款的契约
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc2If you sign a covenant the charity can claim back the tax you have already paid on the money. 如果你签了契约,慈善机构可以收回你已经支付的税款。 The tenant failed to repair the damage and was in breach of covenant. 房客未能修复损坏,违反了契约。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, present participle of covenir ‘agree’, from Latin convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire ‘come’.