betrothal
英 [bɪˈtrəʊðl]
美 [bɪˈtroʊðl]
n. 婚约; 订婚
复数:betrothals
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
- a mutual promise to marry
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - It should be said that betrothal and betrothal gifts have never been a hot research in the field of Marriage Law, but it is indeed a major blind spot in the legislation.
应该说,婚约和彩礼从来不是婚姻法领域研究的热点,但它确实是立法的一大盲点。 - Hungary: The couple exchange betrothal rings.
匈牙利:新郎新娘交换订婚时戴的戒指。 - A ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal.
给予和佩带作为订婚标志的戒指。 - It shall always remain an emblem of our betrothal.
永为订盟之物。 - 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? - Conventionally, the ring is presented as a betrothal gift by a man to his prospective spouse while he proposes marriage or directly after she accepts his marriage proposal.
来说,男方会在向女方求婚或者女方答应求婚后将戒指礼物在订婚仪式上送给女方。 - 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。 - After betrothal it was the part of the betrothed to appoint the time of their wedding, when at least one year had passed.
婚约订立一年之后,订婚的男女就可以决定他们成婚的日期了。