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

• 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。
• Second, the focus marriage culture is put upon the quantity of betrothal gifts and whether or not being well matched in social and economic status, while in imperial matrimony culture politics, diplomacy and military affairs are taken into account;
  二是婚姻文化比较重视聘财的多寡和门当户对，而和亲文化则更多考虑政治、外交及军事因素；
• 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
• 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。
• Eug é nie is to be married in a week, and in three days there is to be a grand feast, a betrothal festival.
  欧热妮在一星期内要结婚了，三天之后，就要有一场盛大的宴会，一个订婚宴会。
• THERE WAS NO formal betrothal and no announcement was made of the engagement of Bolkonsky and Natasha; Prince Andrey insisted upon that.
  没有举行订婚礼，博尔孔斯基和娜塔莎订婚的事亦未向任何人宣布，安德烈公爵坚持这样做。
• The betrothal was announced early in the year and the wedding will be held at the end.
  年初下定，年底迎娶。
• Although scholars have different viewpoints concerning this issue, all of them share the idea that dowry and betrothal gifts are an important factor in building marriage relationship between the wife's family and the husband's family.
  尽管学者对嫁妆与聘礼的看法差异很大，但他们还是站在一个共同的基点之上，即二者在给出妻子集团和接受妻子集团之间的姻亲关系的建立上是一个重要的因素。
• It shall always remain an emblem of our betrothal.
  永为订盟之物。