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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• After betrothal it was the part of the betrothed to appoint the time of their wedding, when at least one year had passed.
  婚约订立一年之后，订婚的男女就可以决定他们成婚的日期了。
• 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 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。