courtship

/ˈkɔːtʃɪp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɔːrtʃɪp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkȯrt-ˌship/ (ame, mw)

courtship — noun

  • courtshipsingular
  • courtshipsplural

1. the stage when two people date seriously and expect to marry, while they learn w

1.名詞C1
釋義

the stage when two people date seriously and expect to marry, while they learn whether they can build a life together.

例句

After three years of courtship, Kevin and Sana planned a spring wedding.

pattern: years of courtship

Tomás wrote weekly letters during his courtship of Élise in Lisbon.

pattern: courtship of [person]

同義詞
  • dating

    broader and often less serious; it does not always suggest marriage

  • wooing

    more old-fashioned and often focuses on one person trying to win the other

文法句型

during courtship

years of courtship

courtship of + person

用法筆記

Often used with a possessive or a time phrase, such as 'their courtship' or 'a long courtship'. Unlike dating, it usually suggests a serious relationship moving toward marriage.

常見錯誤

❌They were in a courtship for three years.
✅Their courtship lasted three years.
💡'Courtship' usually names the period itself, not something people are 'in'.