I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.
句意:因为我已在你们和全能的上帝面前,宣读了我们的先辈在170多年前拟定的庄严誓言。 prescribe建立规定;拟定。impose利用;征收。describe描述;描写。inscribe雕;刻。subscribe捐赠;签 署。D选项与划线处意义最为接近,故选D。