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
- 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。 - 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。 - Hungary: The couple exchange betrothal rings.
匈牙利：新郎新娘交换订婚时戴的戒指。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。