外部链接:    leo英德   dict有道 百度搜索百度 google谷歌 google图片 wiki维基 百度百科百科   

 betrothed [bɪ'trɔθt]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 已订婚者

a. 订婚了的

[法] 已订婚的, 未婚的


  1. She betrothed herself to him.
    她和他订婚了。
  2. Her father betrothed her to him at an early age.
    她父亲在她年幼时已把她许配给他。
  3. The pair were later betrothed.
    那对男女後来订婚了.


betrothed
[ noun ]
  1. the person to whom you are engaged

  2. <noun.person>
[ adj ]
  1. pledged to be married

  2. <adj.all>
    the engaged couple


Betroth \Be*troth"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrothed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Betrothing}.] [Pref. be- + troth, i. e., truth. See
{Truth}.]
1. To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or
promise in order to marriage; to affiance; -- used esp. of
a woman.

He, in the first flower of my freshest age,
Betrothed me unto the only heir. --Spenser.

Ay, and we are betrothed. --Shak.

2. To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's
troth to.

What man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and
hath not taken her? --Deut. xx. 7.

3. To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration.
--Ayliffe.

committed \committed\ adj.
1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular
cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of {uncommitted}.

Note: [Narrower terms: {bound up, involved, wrapped up};
{dedicated, devoted}; {pledged, sworn}]
[WordNet 1.5]

2. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also
called {attached}. Opposite of {unattached}.

Note: [Narrower terms: {affianced}, {bespoken}, {betrothed},
{engaged}, {pledged}, {promised}(predicate); {married}]
[Also See: {loving}.]

Syn: attached.
[WordNet 1.5]

3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or
mental institution.
[WordNet 1.5]

  1. By her father's design, she is already betrothed to Don Rodrigo.
加入收藏 本地收藏 百度搜藏 QQ书签 美味书签 Google书签 Mister Wong
您正在访问的是
中国词汇量第二的英语词典
更多精彩,登录后发现......
验证码看不清,请点击刷新
  注册