betroth
音标[bi'trәuð]
汉语翻译
vt. 订婚, 许配
【法】 订婚
【法】 订婚
英语解释
动词 betroth:
- give to in marriage同义词：engage, affiance, plight
例句
- Her father betrothed her to him at an early age.她父亲在她年幼时已把她许配给他。
- She betrothed herself to him.她和他订婚了。
详细解释
be.troth
v.tr.（及物动词）be.trothed,be.troth.ing,be.troths To promise to give in marriage:订婚：对结婚的承诺：例句：was betrothed to a member of the royal family.与一贵族家庭成员订婚
To promise to marry.同意结婚
来源：Middle English bitrouthen 中古英语 bitrouthen bi- [be-] bi- [前缀，表.全面地，彻底地.] trouth [troth] from Old English trôowth * see deru- trouth [忠实] 源自 古英语 trôowth *参见 deru-
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