betrothal

US [bɪˈtroʊð(ə)l]
UK [bɪˈtrəʊð(ə)l]
  • n.婚约；订婚
  • Web订婚的时候开始；订婚约；求婚
Plural Form：betrothals  

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Betrothal
n.
1.
~ (to sb)
婚约；订婚an agreement to marry sb

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AllAll,婚约婚约,订婚订婚,订婚的时候开始订婚的时候开始,订婚约订婚约,求婚求婚
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1.
THERE WAS NO formal betrothal and no announcement was made of the engagement of Bolkonsky and Natasha; Prince Andrey insisted upon that.
没有举行订婚礼，博尔孔斯基和娜塔莎订婚的事亦未向任何人宣布，安德烈公爵坚持这样做。
méi yǒu jǔ xíng dìng hūn lǐ , bó ěr kǒng sī jī hé nà tǎ shā dìng hūn de shì yì wèi xiàng rèn hé rén xuān bù , ān dé liè gōng jué jiān chí zhè yàng zuò 。
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2.
It is a traditional custom of a man giving betrothal gift to a woman when they get engaged, which still exists in modern Chinese society.
订婚时男方向女方给付聘礼是一种具有久远历史的订婚习惯，这种习惯直至现代中国仍然普遍存在。
dìng hūn shí nán fāng xiàng nǚ fāng jǐ fù pìn lǐ shì yī zhǒng jù yǒu jiǔ yuǎn lì shǐ de dìng hūn xí guàn , zhè zhǒng xí guàn zhí zhì xiàn dài zhōng guó réng rán pǔ biàn cún zài 。
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3.
The Gutenberg bible is published. There is no mention of betrothal or marriage rings in this or any other edition of the bible.
古腾堡圣经出版。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。
gǔ téng bǎo shèng jīng chū bǎn 。 zài zhè běn shèng jīng yǐ jí qí tā bǎn běn de shèng jīng zhōng dōu méi yǒu tí jí dìng hūn jiè zhi huò shì jié hūn jiè zhi 。
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4.
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。
hěn kuài de dìng hūn jiù jìn xíng dào jié hūn zhè yī bù , yīn wèi méi yǒu shén me yuán yīn hǎo dān wù de 。
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5.
This time, his mother introduced a Beijing girl, green text, and specially arranged for them a betrothal ceremony at sea tourism.
这次，母亲又为他介绍了一个北京姑娘青文，并特意为他们安排了一次海上旅游订婚仪式。
zhè cì , mǔ qīn yòu wèi tā jiè shào le yī gè běi jīng gū niang qīng wén , bìng tè yì wèi tā men ān pái le yī cì hǎi shàng lǚ yóu dìng hūn yí shì 。
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6.
In due time the betrothal was announced at a meeting of the two houses concerned, and the betrothed gave silver rings one to another.
在适当的时候，双方家族成员就会齐聚一堂并将婚约公之于众，订婚的男女互赠银戒作为信物。
zài shì dàng de shí hou , shuāng fāng jiā zú chéng yuán jiù huì qí jù yī táng bìng jiāng hūn yuē gōng zhī yú zhòng , dìng hūn de nán nǚ hù zèng yín jiè zuò wéi xìn wù 。
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7.
Part IV: a study of the return of betrothal gifts after the dissolution of the betrothal that the case involved.
第四部分：对案例所涉及到的婚约解除后彩礼返还问题进行研究。
dì sì bù fen : duì àn lì suǒ shè jí dào de hūn yuē jiě chú hòu cǎi lǐ fǎn huán wèn tí jìn xíng yán jiū 。
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8.
He had become urgent in his entreaties that the betrothal might take place before his departure.
他急切地请求要在他走之前就订婚。
tā jí qiè de qǐng qiú yào zài tā zǒu zhī qián jiù dìng hūn 。
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9.
For certain souls DO not some thoughts and actions, prompted by love, amount to solemn betrothal?
爱所驱使的一些思想和行为，对于某些人来说不就等于神圣的婚约吗？
ài suǒ qū shǐ de yì xiē sī xiǎng hé xíng wéi , duì yú mǒu xiē rén lái shuō bù jiù děng yú shén shèng de hūn yuē ma ?
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10.
Announced their betrothal the next day.
宣布他们明天订婚。
xuān bù tā men míng tiān dìng hūn 。
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