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

• Hungary: The couple exchange betrothal rings.
  匈牙利：新郎新娘交换订婚时戴的戒指。
• The moment, although laws in china does not include adjustments to engagement and betrothal gifts, but engagement and a man giving betrothal gifts to a woman when they get engaged are prevalent in folk.
  当下，虽然我国法律没有将婚约和彩礼纳入调整范围，但是订婚和给付彩礼在我国民间却盛行。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Since then I have named the piece in D flat major as the Betrothal é tude, and look on myself as a matchmaker.
  从那时起我就将这一降D大调的作品命名为婚约练习曲，并将自己看作是一个媒人。
• 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。
• According to the laws of the Eldar this betrothal was bound them to stand for one year at least, and it often stood for longer.
  根据埃尔达精灵的法律，由订婚到正式成婚至少需要一年，而实际生活中的间隔往往更长。
• 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。