betrothal

释义

n.

订婚；婚约

n.

婚约

在例句中理解 4 句

1. There is no mention of betrothal or marriage rings in this or any other edition of the bible.

   在这本圣经以及其他版本的圣经中都没有提及订婚戒指或是结婚戒指。

2. It should be noted that the betrothal of a marriage can happen at any time, and often will occur at birth.

   应当注意到，在印度，婚约是任何时候都可以确定的，而且经常发生在约定的对象刚出生时。

3. Conventionally, the ring is presented as a betrothal gift by a man to his prospective spouse while he proposes marriage or directly after she accepts his marriage proposal.

   一般来说，男方会在向女方求婚或者女方答应求婚后将戒指作为礼物在订婚仪式上送给女方。

4. In all probability, the bride and groom would not yet have met; nevertheless, the betrothal was considered binding unless both families agreed to annul the contract.

   无论如何，新郎和新娘都还不能见面。过了大礼之后就可以视作是缔结了婚约，除非双方父母同意取消婚约。