单词 | betroth |
释义 | betroth[bi'trəuð]vt.1.■把(女儿)许配给(to):to betroth a daughter把女儿许配给Her parents betrothed her to the boy of the neighboring village.她父母在她年幼时就把她许配给邻村的一个小男孩。2.■[常用被动语态]同…订婚 (to);使订婚:The young couple was betrothed with the approval of both families.这对年轻的情侣在双方家庭的同意下订了婚。3.■[古语](男子)答应娶…为妻,向…盟誓约婚,允婚:The young man betrothed the neighboring maiden.这名男青年答应娶邻居的少女为妻。 |
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