betrothal

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /bɪˈtɹəʊ.ðəl/    美 /bɪˈtɹoʊ.ðəl/|/bɪˈtɹəʉ.ðəl/|/bɪˈtɹɐʉ.ðəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of betrothing. countable,uncountable
    — marriage betrothal
  2. The fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between two people. countable,uncountable

词形变化

betrothals plural

词汇关系

近义词
betrothment affiance
衍生词
prebetrothal

词源

Etymology tree
English betroth
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English betrothal
From betroth + -al.
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