单词 | fiance |
释义 | fiancé (fiɒnseɪ, US fiːɑːnseɪ) Word forms: plural fiancés countable noun [usually poss NOUN] Someone's fiancé is the man to whom they are engaged to be married. Synonyms: husband- or wife-to-be, intended [informal], betrothed, prospective spouse More Synonyms of fiance fiance in British Englishnoun man engaged to be married fiancé in British English (fɪˈɒnseɪ) noun a man who is engaged to be married Word origin C19: from French, from Old French fiancier to promise, betroth, from fiance a vow, from fier to trust, from Latin fīderefiancé in American English (ˌfiɑːnˈsei, fiˈɑːnsei) noun a man engaged to be married Word origin [1850–55; ‹ F: betrothed, ptp. of fiancer, OF fiancier, v. deriv. of fiance a promise, equiv. to fi(er) to trust (‹ VL *fīdāre, L fīdere) + -ance -ance; see -ee]Examples of 'fiance' in a sentence |
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