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betrothal

英 [bɪˈtrəʊðl]

美 [bɪˈtroʊðl]

n.  婚约; 订婚

复数:betrothals 

法律

BNC.26973 / COCA.27915

牛津词典

    noun

    • 婚约;订婚
      an agreement to marry sb

      柯林斯词典

      • 婚约;订婚
        Abetrothalis an agreement to be married.

        英英释义

        noun

        双语例句

        • It shall always remain an emblem of our betrothal.
          永为订盟之物。
        • Second, the focus marriage culture is put upon the quantity of betrothal gifts and whether or not being well matched in social and economic status, while in imperial matrimony culture politics, diplomacy and military affairs are taken into account;
          二是婚姻文化比较重视聘财的多寡和门当户对,而和亲文化则更多考虑政治、外交及军事因素;
        • Eug é nie is to be married in a week, and in three days there is to be a grand feast, a betrothal festival.
          欧热妮在一星期内要结婚了,三天之后,就要有一场盛大的宴会,一个订婚宴会。
        • But Tess's desire seemed to be for a perpetual betrothal in which everything should remain as it was then.
          苔丝的愿望似乎是要永远保持一种订婚的状态,要让一切都和现在一样维持不动。
        • He had become urgent in his entreaties that the betrothal might take place before his departure.
          他急切地请求要在他走之前就订婚。
        • Their betrothal took place with great pomp and rejoicings.
          他们举行了盛大而又欢乐的订婚仪式。
        • Hungary: The couple exchange betrothal rings.
          匈牙利:新郎新娘交换订婚时戴的戒指。
        • Yet because of the objection of the imperial families, he had to select a girl from an ordinary family and provide her with many betrothal gifts.
          然而,由于皇室家庭的反对,他不得不从一个普通的家庭选一个女人给他大量的聘礼。
        • An invasion would not look well following a betrothal.
          订婚之后就大举侵入看起来不大好吧。
        • A ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal.
          给予和佩带作为订婚标志的戒指。