pact
pact — 名詞
- pactsingular
- pactsplural
1. a serious promise, often put in writing, in which several sides agree to work to
協定;條約
雙方或多方間的正式約定
a serious promise, often put in writing, in which several sides agree to work toward a shared goal or to support one another when needed
Kenji and his business partner signed a pact to share all profits from the new cafe equally.
Kenji 和他的合夥人簽署了一項協定,同意平分新咖啡廳的所有利潤。
collocation: sign a pact + infinitive purpose clause
A peace pact between the two countries ended fifty years of fighting along the border.
兩國之間的和平條約終結了邊境地區長達五十年的戰火。
collocation: peace pact (noun + noun modifier)
Lisa and her classmates made a pact to keep the book club meetings a secret from the teacher.
Lisa 和同學們約定要對讀書會的事保密,不讓老師知道。
Under the new trade pact, Mexican farmers can sell avocados in Canada without paying extra taxes.
根據這項新貿易協定,墨西哥農民可以在加拿大銷售酪梨,無需支付額外關稅。
Walid broke his pact with Gabriela by telling the coach their plan to quit the team.
Walid 違背了和 Gabriela 的約定,把他們打算退出球隊的計畫告訴了教練。
- treaty
more specific; always between sovereign states and legally binding under international law
- accord
slightly more formal; often used for diplomatic or political agreements
- agreement
general and less formal; covers everything from casual promises to legal documents
- compact
formal and historical in tone; suggests a solemn, binding promise
- disagreement
a state of not having reached a shared decision or promise
- breach
the act of breaking a pact once it has been made
用法筆記
The word is more formal than 'agreement' and is most commonly used for promises that involve mutual support, cooperation, or shared goals rather than simple commercial transactions.