英 [bɪˈtrəʊð(ə)l] 美 [bɪˈtroʊð(ə)l]
n. 订婚；婚约
复数betrothals
betrothal /bɪˈtrəʊðəl/
有变体名词 A betrothal is an agreement to be married. 婚约
a mutual promise to marry
同义词： troth / engagement
the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
同义词： espousal
婚约-引用次数：21
In the Qing dynasty the legislation related only to engagement,betrothal gifts,divorce and penalty to rape and so on,it is relatively less than other department of laws,which indicates that the relative law is the most conservative in the national legal culture,the respect and inheritance for the relative law should be the most appropriate choice in the legal reformation.
清代有关婚姻制度的立法仅涉及婚约、聘礼、婚姻的终止和治奸等方面,与其他的部门法相比显得较少,这正说明亲属法是一个民族法律文化中最为保守的部分,法制变革中对亲属法的尊重和继承恰是最应该的选择。
参考来源论清代蒙古族婚姻法的变迁
... betroth许配 betrothal婚约 betrothed已订婚者 ...
... 订婚戒指 band; engagement ring 订婚礼 betrothal 恩爱夫妻 affectionate couple ...
婚约作为正式协定的婚姻；订婚Marriage as a formal agreement; betrothal ..
... 暴食 Gluttony 求婚 Betrothal 嫉妬 Envy ...
订婚；婚约
Immediately after the betrothal came the marriage, for there was no reason to delay.
很快的订婚就进行到结婚这一步，因为没有什么原因好耽误的。之后的一天过的很惬意。
The sound betrothal gifts and enough love, the marriage will have a wonderful start.
合理的聘礼和足够的爱，婚姻会有一个美好的开始。
Most parts of China hold the tradition of the bridegroom giving betrothal gifts to the bride's family.
中国大多数地区都保留有新郎给女方家里送聘礼的习俗。
From the time of his betrothal to Mary until the finding of the twelve-year-old Jesus in the Temple of Jerusalem, he is there at every moment with loving care.
The first long half of the evening shows off the exuberant talents of the cast who almost murder the audience in a war dance, and then wow it in the hip-waggling betrothal party.
The match is struck the second outsiders learn of a betrothal: A bride-to-be, especially, becomes public property and an age-old archetype and she is expected to fire off, on command, the event date and location, number of guests, maker of dress and, by golly, she had better loft that ring finger for inspection.