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
- 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。 - Their betrothal took place with great pomp and rejoicings.
他们举行了盛大而又欢乐的订婚仪式。 - It shall always remain an emblem of our betrothal.
永为订盟之物。 - 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。 - 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。 - Betrothal gift is a traditional folk customs of our country, which experienced a long history of evolution.
彩礼是我国传统的民间风俗，历经了长久的历史演变。 - Hungary: The couple exchange betrothal rings.
匈牙利：新郎新娘交换订婚时戴的戒指。 - A ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal.
给予和佩带作为订婚标志的戒指。 - Since then I have named the piece in D flat major as the Betrothal é tude, and look on myself as a matchmaker.
从那时起我就将这一降D大调的作品命名为婚约练习曲，并将自己看作是一个媒人。 - 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