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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Hungary: The couple exchange betrothal rings.
  匈牙利：新郎新娘交换订婚时戴的戒指。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• It shall always remain an emblem of our betrothal.
  永为订盟之物。
• 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
• 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。