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
- This time, his mother introduced a Beijing girl, green text, and specially arranged for them a betrothal ceremony at sea tourism.
这次，母亲又为他介绍了一个北京姑娘青文，并特意为他们安排了一次海上旅游订婚仪式。 - 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。 - It shall always remain an emblem of our betrothal.
永为订盟之物。 - Hungary: The couple exchange betrothal rings.
匈牙利：新郎新娘交换订婚时戴的戒指。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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？ - 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；