betroth meaning in English
vt.
1.〔书面语〕(女子)同…订婚 (to) 〔多用被动语态〕。
2.〔古语〕把(女儿)许配给… (to)。
短语和例子
Examples
- His daughter was betrothed to a banker .
他的女儿与一银行家订婚。 - He introduced us to his betrothed .
他介绍我们同他的未婚妻见面。 - He was prescribing poetry to his betrothed .
他在给他的未婚妻制定一种诗意。 - The couple was betrothed with the family 's approval .
那对男女经家庭同意订了婚。 - Her father betrothed her very early to a boy .
她父亲在她年幼时就把她许配给一个男孩。