| 单词 | fiancee |
| 释义 | fiancee (once / 9941 pages) n A fiancée is a woman engaged to be married. On the Muppet Show, Miss Piggy was Kermit's fiancée and covered him in kisses. A fiancée is a woman engaged to be married; a man engaged to be married is a fiancé — two "e"s for a woman, one for a man — according to French spelling conventions. Fiancée, from mid-19th century French, means "a woman to whom one is betrothed" and is linked to the noun fiance, which refers to "a promise." In other words, a bride-to-be is promised to a groom-to-be, and vice versa. WORD FAMILYfiancee: fiancees USAGE EXAMPLESThen in July, I played Lollapalooza in Chicago for the first time - and I asked my girlfriend to become my fiancee and she said yes! BBC(Dec 31, 2016) Hernandez already is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the 2013 shooting death of Odin Lloyd, his fiancee’s sister’s boyfriend. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) He apologized to fiancee Blac Chyna, said he is “seeking help” for his “flaws/issues” and asked his fans to “please pray for me.” Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) n a woman who is engaged to be married Syn|Hyper bride-to-be betrothed the person to whom you are engaged |
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