| 释义 |
be·troth /bɪˈtrəʊð/
vt.
1. 把(女)许配给 (to)
Her father betrothed her very early to a boy. 她父亲在她年幼时就把她许配给一个男孩。
2. [常用被动语态]与…订婚 (to)；使(男女双方)订婚
She was soon betrothed to the young man. 不久她就同那个年轻人订婚了。
The couple was betrothed. 那一对订婚了。
3. 〈古〉(男子)向…盟誓约婚，答应娶…为妻
[<ME betrouthe<BE-＋trewthe<OE trēowth truth] |