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betrothed n. 已订婚者
a. 订婚了的 已订婚者订婚了的 betrothed adj 1: pledged to be married; " the engaged couple" [ synonym: { bespoken}, { betrothed}] n 1: the person to whom you are engagedcommitted \ committed\ adj. 1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of { uncommitted}. Note: [ Narrower terms: { bound up, involved, wrapped up}; { dedicated, devoted}; { pledged, sworn}] [ WordNet 1. 5] 2. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also called { attached}. Opposite of { unattached}. Note: [ Narrower terms: { affianced}, { bespoken}, { betrothed}, { engaged}, { pledged}, { promised}( predicate); { married}] [ Also See: { loving}.] Syn: attached. [ WordNet 1. 5] 3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or mental institution. [ WordNet 1. 5]
Betroth \ Be* troth"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Betrothed}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Betrothing}.] [ Pref. be- troth, i. e., truth. See { Truth}.] 1. To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; -- used esp. of a woman. [ 1913 Webster] He, in the first flower of my freshest age, Betrothed me unto the only heir. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] Ay, and we are betrothed. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To promise to take ( as a future spouse); to plight one' s troth to. [ 1913 Webster] What man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? -- Deut. xx. 7. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration. -- Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster] 20 Moby Thesaurus words for " betrothed": affianced, assured, bound, bride- to- be, committed, compromised, contracted, engaged, fiance, fiancee, future, guaranteed, intended, obligated, pledged, plighted, promised, sworn, underwritten, warranted
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