| 词汇 | betrothed |
| 释义 | betrothedWord family nounbetrothalverbbetrothadjectivebetrothed be·trothed1 /bɪˈtrəʊðd $ -ˈtroʊðd/ adjectiveadj old-fashioned be betrothed to somebody old-fashioned SSFMARRYto have promised to marry someone 与某人订婚[定亲] Examples from the Corpus be betrothed to somebody• His youngest son John was to be betrothed to the Count's daughter and heiress presumptive.• But she was being absurd, she scarcely knew this man and what was it to her who he was betrothed to? —betroth verb [transitiveT] Examples from the Corpus betrothed• He had already said as much to Mistress Philippa when he had met her and her rather effeminate betrothed.• He needs to get betrothed fast and naturally he wants his little heifer to be rich.• Of course, we had been to London to visit Benjamin's former betrothed, Johanna, a sweet girl whom he adored.• Was your heart really broke, then, when your betrothed was killed at Waterloo? betrothed2 noun somebody’s betrothed SSFMARRYthe person that someone has agreed to marry 某人的未婚夫[妻] (1300-1400) troth “truth, promise” ((13-19 centuries)); → TROTH |
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