Betroth
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vt. 将某人许配给，订婚;
💡 词根助记
be使…成为+troth诚实，诺言→同…订婚；许配
📝 例句
I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the LORD.
也以诚实聘你归我, 你就必认识我耶和华.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ be-是,troth-誓言:订婚就是一种誓言
※谐音“备愁死”:为了巩固孙刘联盟刘备终尽脑汁想与孙权妹妹订婚差点没愁死
※ bet-赌博,ro-拼音“肉”:赌肉一男和一女赌肉,无论谁输谁赢,一方必然属于另一方→许配
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
betroth
v[usu passive 通常用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (to sb) (arch or fml 古或文) bind sb with a promise to marry; engage sb to marry 将某人许配给; 订婚
She was betrothed (to the duke). 她已许配（给公爵）了.
The pair were later betrothed. 那对男女後来订婚了.
🔁 扩展释义
*[bi'trәuð]vt. 订婚, 许配【法】 订婚
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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That shop sells quality goods.
那家店卖的东西很好。
A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings.
相马不可凭马的装饰。
We want to give some money to this project so that the number of this deer in China can be increased.
我们想在这个项目上花些钱，以便使这些麋鹿的数量在中国得到增加。