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

• According to the laws of the Eldar this betrothal was bound them to stand for one year at least, and it often stood for longer.
  根据埃尔达精灵的法律，由订婚到正式成婚至少需要一年，而实际生活中的间隔往往更长。
• 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。
• For certain souls do not some thoughts and actions, prompted by love, amount to solemn betrothal?
  爱所驱使的一些思想和行为，对于某些人来说不就等于神圣的婚约吗？
• 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。
• Since our country abolished "Six Laws", the betrothal would disappear in our legal norms.
  我国自从废除中华民国六法全书之后，婚约就从我国法律规范中消失。
• The moment, although laws in china does not include adjustments to engagement and betrothal gifts, but engagement and a man giving betrothal gifts to a woman when they get engaged are prevalent in folk.
  当下，虽然我国法律没有将婚约和彩礼纳入调整范围，但是订婚和给付彩礼在我国民间却盛行。
• Swedish wives wear three wedding rings: for betrothal, for marriage, and for motherhood.
  瑞典的妻子们都戴3枚结婚戒指：订婚的、结婚的和已做母亲的。
• This time, his mother introduced a Beijing girl, green text, and specially arranged for them a betrothal ceremony at sea tourism.
  这次，母亲又为他介绍了一个北京姑娘青文，并特意为他们安排了一次海上旅游订婚仪式。
• Betrothal gift is a traditional folk customs of our country, which experienced a long history of evolution.
  彩礼是我国传统的民间风俗，历经了长久的历史演变。
• The Cultural Dimension of Betrothal Gifts among the Minority Peoples of Yunnan
  试析云南少数民族婚俗聘礼的文化内涵