单词 | betrothed |
释义 | betrothed From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbetrothedbe‧trothed1 /bɪˈtrəʊðd $ -ˈtroʊðd/ adjective old-fashioned → be betrothed to somebody —betroth verb [transitive]Examples from the Corpusbetrothed• 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.betrothedbetrothed2 noun → somebody’s betrothedOrigin betrothed (1300-1400) troth “truth, promise” ((13-19 centuries)); → TROTH |
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