betrothal 英 [bɪˈtrəʊðl]   美 [bɪˈtroʊðl]

betrothal

betrothal  英 [bɪˈtrəʊðl] 美 [bɪˈtroʊðl]

n. 订婚;婚约 

名词复数:betrothals 

All the church bells rung, and the heralds rode about the town proclaiming the betrothal. 教堂的钟都响起来了,传令人骑着马在街上宣布订婚的喜讯。
There is no mention of betrothal or marriage rings in this or any other edition of the bible. 在这本圣经以及其他版本的圣经中都没有提及订婚戒指或是结婚戒指。

  • A betrothal is an engagement, a promise to marry. If you want to sound fancy when you’re about to get married, just mention your betrothal, preferably to a duke or duchess.
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  • n. 订婚;婚约
  • 1. All the church bells rung, and the heralds rode about the town proclaiming the betrothal.

    教堂的钟都响起来了,传令人骑着马在街上宣布订婚的喜讯。

  • 2. There is no mention of betrothal or marriage rings in this or any other edition of the bible.

    在这本圣经以及其他版本的圣经中都没有提及订婚戒指或是结婚戒指。

  • 3. It should be noted that the betrothal of a marriage can happen at any time, and often will occur at birth.

    应当注意到,在印度,婚约是任何时候都可以确定的,而且经常发生在约定的对象刚出生时。

  • betrothal (n.) "act of betrothing," 1825, from betroth + -al (2). Earlier in same sense were betrothment (1580s), betrothing (14c.).
be·troth·al / bɪˈtrəʊðl ; NAmE bɪˈtroʊðl / noun betrothal(to sb) ( formal or old-fashioned) an agreement to marry sb 婚约;订婚 SYN engagement betrothal betrothals be·troth·al / bɪˈtrəʊðl ; NAmE bɪˈtroʊðl /
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