betrothment
/bih-troh-thuhl, -traw-thuhl/US // bɪˈtroʊ ðəl, -ˈtrɔ θəl //UK // (bɪˈtrəʊðəl) //
订婚,婚约,聘任,聘请
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inengagement
Synonyms
commitment承诺,承诺书,义务,约定obligation义务,责任,职责,任务pact契约,协定,协议,条约assurance保证,确保,保险,保障betrothal订婚,定婚,定亲,婚约bond债券,纽带,绑定,担保compact紧凑型,紧凑,紧凑的,结构紧凑contract合同,签约,契约,契约书espousal配对,特许经营,婚约,配偶关系match匹配,比赛,匹配的,搭配oath誓词,誓约,誓言,宣誓plight处境,困境,地步,苦难promise承诺,答应,保证,承诺书troth灵魂,灵魂人物,灵魂的力量,灵魂深处undertaking承诺,事业,承诺书,承担vow发誓,誓言,发愿,起誓word词,字,字词,词语
Examples
Princess Beatrice is widely thought to be on the point of announcing her betrothal to her boyfriend of six years, Dave Clark.
For had it not been for this gloomy blot of my betrothal to her I would not now have exchanged my life for that of any man I knew.
There was a public betrothal which effected the reconciliation.
This is why SHE was brought here on the eve of my betrothal.
If they knew of Glacier Point and the betrothal, they might believe him.
Very wisely he had refused to accept a bill for this sum; it had to be paid to him before the betrothal.
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