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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Hungary: The couple exchange betrothal rings.
  匈牙利：新郎新娘交换订婚时戴的戒指。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。