betrothed

英 [bɪˈtrəʊðd]

美 [bɪˈtroʊðd]

adj.  订了婚的; 已订婚的人; 未婚妻(或夫)
v.  订婚，许配
betroth的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：betrothed　过去式：betrothed　

BNC.36709 / COCA.32339

牛津词典

adj.

• 订了婚的
  having promised to marry sb
• 已订婚的人；未婚妻（或夫）
  the person that sb has promised to marry

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 订了婚的；定了亲的
  If you arebetrothed tosomeone, you have agreed to marry them.
  1. She was betrothed to his brother.
     她和他哥哥订了婚。
  2. Yourbetrothedis the person you are betrothed to.
     订婚对象；未婚夫；未婚妻
  3. She is here without her betrothed.
     她丢下未婚夫一个人来了。

英英释义

noun

• the person to whom you are engaged

adj

• pledged to be married
  1. the engaged couple
  Synonym:bespoken

双语例句

• She was betrothed to her cousin at an early age.
  她年龄很小时就和表哥订了婚。
• Her father betrothed her to a banker.
  她父亲把她许配给一位银行家。
• The pair were later betrothed.
  那对男女后来订婚了。
• In the meantime, Chao's parents betrothed him to a girl of fourteen, whom he dutifully married.
  这时，父母给他找了一个十四岁的媳妇，他便尽义务似地结了婚。
• He introduced us to his betrothed.
  他介绍我们同他的未婚妻见面。
• She was betrothed against her will to my dear friend.
  她被违背她的意愿地许配给我的挚友。
• He sent a dozen roses to his betrothed.
  他派人送给未婚妻一打玫瑰。
• She was betrothed to her husband when she was only ten.
  她才满十岁就许配人了。
• The couple was betrothed with the family's approval.
  那对男女经家庭同意订了婚。
• Her father betrothed her very early to a boy.
  她父亲在她年幼时就把她许配给一个男孩。