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

• 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。
• She came to see me with her betrothed.
  她跟她的未来配偶来看我。
• She was [ became] betrothed to Mr. Jones.
  她已和琼斯先生订婚。
• Betrothed, or not betrothed, she was equally far from me.
  已经订婚也罢，不曾订婚也罢，反正她对我都是高不可攀的啊。
• She was betrothed to her cousin at an early age.
  她年龄很小时就和表哥订了婚。
• She is betrothed to a son of the Li family.
  她已跟李家的儿子定亲。
• She was betrothed to her husband when she was only ten.
  她才满十岁就许配人了。
• 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。
• The couple was betrothed with the family's approval.
  那对男女经家庭同意订了婚。
• For he has slain your betrothed.
  因为他们杀了你的未婚夫。