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
- 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。 - Betrothal marriage is the legal marriage reflected and recorded in The Book of Songs and The Book of Rites.
聘婚是周人的合法婚姻。这在《诗经》和《礼记》中均有反映和记载。 - Until now, in some areas unmarried men and women need to give betrothal gift before marriage.
直到现在，部分地区未婚男女在缔结婚姻之前仍要给付彩礼。 - He had become urgent in his entreaties that the betrothal might take place before his departure.
他急切地请求要在他走之前就订婚。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。