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
- 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。 - 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。 - Until now, in some areas unmarried men and women need to give betrothal gift before marriage.
直到现在，部分地区未婚男女在缔结婚姻之前仍要给付彩礼。 - A ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal.
给予和佩带作为订婚标志的戒指。 - 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。 - It shall always remain an emblem of our betrothal.
永为订盟之物。 - 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。 - 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。 - Eug é nie is to be married in a week, and in three days there is to be a grand feast, a betrothal festival.
欧热妮在一星期内要结婚了，三天之后，就要有一场盛大的宴会，一个订婚宴会。 - 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。