betrothed
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++be·trothed1 /bɪˈtrəʊðd $ -ˈtroʊðd/ adjective old-fashioned be betrothed to somebody old-fashioned SSFMARRYto have promised to marry someone 与某人订婚[定亲] —betroth verb [transitive]
Examples from the Corpus
betrothed• He had already said as much to Mistress Philippa when he had met her and her rather effeminate betrothed.• He needs to get betrothed fast and naturally he wants his little heifer to be rich.• Of course, we had been to London to visit Benjamin's former betrothed, Johanna, a sweet girl whom he adored.• Was your heart really broke, then, when your betrothed was killed at Waterloo?betrothed2 noun somebody’s betrothed SSFMARRYthe person that someone has agreed to marry 某人的未婚夫[妻]Origin betrothed (1300-1400) troth “truth, promise” ((13-19 centuries)); → TROTHbe·trothed1 adjectivebetrothed2 nounChineseSyllable
have marry to Corpus promised to someone
betrothed
be‧trothed /bɪˈtrəʊðd $ -ˈtroʊðd/
adjective old-fashioned1. be betrothed to somebody to have promised to marry someone
2. sb’s betrothed the person that someone has agreed to marry
—betroth verb [transitive]
be‧trothed /bɪˈtrəʊðd $ -ˈtroʊðd/
adjective old-fashioned1. be betrothed to somebody to have promised to marry someone2. sb’s betrothed the person that someone has agreed to marry
—betroth verb [transitive]