| 释义 |
betroth /bi'traud; bi'tra/ vt (old forma! use) ~ to, [VP6A, 14] engage (a woman) in contract of marriage (usu in pp): (旧时正式用语)给(一女子) 订亲; 许配(通常用过去分词)： His daughter was ~ed to a banker. 他的女儿与一银行家订婚。 ~ed n person engaged to be married, 已订婚者。 ~al n engagement (the usual word) to be married. 订婚; 婚约 (engagement 为常用字) , |