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 shall always remain an emblem of our betrothal.
  永为订盟之物。
• 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。
• But Tess's desire seemed to be for a perpetual betrothal in which everything should remain as it was then.
  苔丝的愿望似乎是要永远保持一种订婚的状态，要让一切都和现在一样维持不动。
• 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。
• 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
• Conventionally, the ring is presented as a betrothal gift by a man to his prospective spouse while he proposes marriage or directly after she accepts his marriage proposal.
  来说，男方会在向女方求婚或者女方答应求婚后将戒指礼物在订婚仪式上送给女方。
• 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 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。
• Hungary: The couple exchange betrothal rings.
  匈牙利：新郎新娘交换订婚时戴的戒指。