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

• the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
  Synonym:espousal
• a mutual promise to marry
  Synonym:trothengagement

双语例句

• 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。
• Hungary: The couple exchange betrothal rings.
  匈牙利：新郎新娘交换订婚时戴的戒指。
• In the course of the next day the first of the usual betrothal visits were exchanged.
  第二天，进行了第一轮例行的订婚互访。
• 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。
• Until now, in some areas unmarried men and women need to give betrothal gift before marriage.
  直到现在，部分地区未婚男女在缔结婚姻之前仍要给付彩礼。
• The betrothal was announced early in the year and the wedding will be held at the end.
  年初下定，年底迎娶。
• A ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal.
  给予和佩带作为订婚标志的戒指。
• Especially in the case of economic constraints, so high "betrothal gift" shouldn't be short of, such marriage has changed.
  特别是在经济拮据的时候，还非要昂贵的彩礼，这样的婚姻走了味。
• It shall always remain an emblem of our betrothal.
  永为订盟之物。
• 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。