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.
例文
1. A wager is a fool 's argument.
バカは議論すると賭けをする.
2.I wager that It 'shall be so.
約束します。
3.She was willing to wager that he didn 't own the apartment he lived in.
彼女は彼が住んでいるアパートは彼のものではないと賭けたいと思っている。/
4.I am ready to wager a package of cigarettes that he will come.
タバコ1箱に賭ける勇気がある、彼はきっと来る。
5.I 'll wager she 'll still make the same impact when she 's 70.