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
- 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。 - It shall always remain an emblem of our betrothal.
永为订盟之物。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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？ - But Tess's desire seemed to be for a perpetual betrothal in which everything should remain as it was then.
苔丝的愿望似乎是要永远保持一种订婚的状态，要让一切都和现在一样维持不动。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。