courtship
courtship 英 [ˈkɔ:tʃɪp] 美 [ˈkɔrtʃɪp]
n. 求爱；求婚；求爱期
名词复数:courtships
- A courtship is a period in a romantic couple's relationship when they are dating. Most partners go through a courtship before deciding to get married.
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- n. 求爱；求婚；求爱期
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1. In courtship or dating behavior you see a lot of neck touching at first, as couples are learning about each other.
在求爱或约会之初，当双方正在相互了解的过程中，你也会看到很多的触摸颈部的动作。
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2. More than any other time during my 19 years of writing this column, the workplace has become a place for courtship.
在我撰写这个专栏的19年中，办公室已经成为求爱的一个场所，而且现在比任何时候都要普遍。
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3. The researchers concluded: "In this study we considered that for most men the presence of an attractive woman may induce the perception that there is an opportunity for courtship.
研究人员得出结论：“在这项研究中我们发现，对于大多数男性来说，美女的出现会让他们产生这样一种想法，即存在求爱的机会。
- courtship (n.) 1570s, "behavior of a courtier," from court (n.) + -ship. Meaning "the wooing of a woman, attention paid by a man to a woman with intention of winning her affection and ultimately her consent to marriage" is from 1590s. By 1830s it was used of a period during which a couple mutually develops a romantic relationship with a view to marriage.
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