Breach of promise
[经] 毁约
📖 牛津释义
breach of promise
(law 律) (formerly) breaking of a promise to marry sb （旧时）悔婚.
🧩 词语组成解析
breach
[britʃ]
n. 破坏;破裂;缺口;违背;
vt. 攻破;破坏，违反;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
promise
['prɑmɪs]
vt. 允诺，许诺;给人以…的指望或希望;
vi. 许诺;有指望，有前途;
n. 许诺;希望，指望;允诺的东西;
pro前面+mise送，放出→在做事前送出的话→允诺
🗣️ 情景例句
I always neglect my health.
我老是忽视我的健康。
To argue with the opponent about the principles
和反对者争论基本事项
I told him that if painting was important for him, he would live on bread in order to succeed.
我告诉他说，如果绘画对他很重要的话，那么要取得成功，就得靠啃干面包生活了。