奇葩剧汉英词典

betrothed

B 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [bɪˈtrəʊðd]
  • 美式音标 [bɪˈtroʊðd]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • v. 同意结婚；与……订婚（betroth 的过去式及过去分词）
  • adj. 已订婚的
  • n. 未婚夫，未婚妻

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • I wrote her some bad poems and had more than one sleepless night through anger with her betrothed.
    我曾经为她写过几首拙诗，还不止一次地因为她的未婚夫而生气得睡不着觉。
  • "There is one thing you must know about me, " the prince said to his betrothed. "I was fated at birth to die in the hands of one of three creatures -- a crocodile, a serpent, or a dog.
    “有一件关于我的事，你必须要了解，”王子对未婚妻说，“我命中注定死于三种动物——一条鳄鱼、一条蛇或是一只狗。
  • But here he was pledged to defend, on the part of his betrothed's cousin, conduct that, on his own wife's part, would justify him in calling down on her all the thunders of Church and State.
    不过，他在这里发誓为之辩护的未婚妻的表姐的那些行为，若是出现在自己妻子身上，他即使请求教会和国家给她最严厉的惩罚也会是正当的。

    • 权威例句

  • Irene is even more upset when Andronico tells her that she's now betrothed to him, not Tamerlano.
    NPR: Placido Domingo in Handel's 'Tamerlano'

词组短语

    短语

  • betrothed husband 翻译;未婚夫
  • Your Betrothed 你未婚妻
  • be betrothed 定亲
  • The Betrothed 约婚夫妇;剑底鸳鸯
  • betrothed bureau 婚介所

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • a person that someone has promised to marry, or has been promised to as a marriage partner

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you are betrothed to someone, you have agreed to marry them.
  • Your betrothed is the person you are betrothed to.