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

• 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。
• An invasion would not look well following a betrothal.
  订婚之后就大举侵入看起来不大好吧。
• For certain souls do not some thoughts and actions, prompted by love, amount to solemn betrothal?
  爱所驱使的一些思想和行为，对于某些人来说不就等于神圣的婚约吗？
• Swedish wives wear three wedding rings: for betrothal, for marriage, and for motherhood.
  瑞典的妻子们都戴3枚结婚戒指：订婚的、结婚的和已做母亲的。
• It shall always remain an emblem of our betrothal.
  永为订盟之物。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It should be said that betrothal and betrothal gifts have never been a hot research in the field of Marriage Law, but it is indeed a major blind spot in the legislation.
  应该说，婚约和彩礼从来不是婚姻法领域研究的热点，但它确实是立法的一大盲点。