espousal

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A betrothal. countable,uncountable
    — So he pressed her again and again with advice on the matter of espousals; but she ever opposed to him refusals, till at last she turned upon him angrily and cried, "O my father, if thou name matrimony to me once more, I will go into my chamber and take a sword, and, fixing its hilt on the ground, will set its point to my waist; then I will press upon it, till it come forth from my back, and so slay myself."
  2. A wedding ceremony. countable,uncountable
  3. Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea. countable,uncountable

词形变化

espousals plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nonespousal
相关词
spouse sponsor

词源

From Middle English espousal, espousaille, from Old French espousailles, from Latin sponsalia (“a betrothal”), neuter plural of sponsalis, from spōnsus (“one betrothed, a spouse”); see spouse. By surface analysis, espouse + -al.
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