betrothed

/bɪˈtrəʊðd/ (bre, ipa) · /bɪˈtroʊðd/ (ame, ipa) · /bi-ˈtrōt͟hd -ˈtrȯtht/ (ame, mw) · /bɪˈtrəʊðd/ (ame, ipa)

betrothed — 名詞

1. a person who has formally agreed to marry another person and is seen in relation

1.名詞C1
釋義

未婚夫；未婚妻

已有婚約的對象

a person who has formally agreed to marry another person and is seen in relation to that future marriage partner

例句

Noor introduced her betrothed, Diego, to her parents at a dinner party.

Noor 在晚宴上將她的未婚夫 Diego 介紹給父母認識。

her betrothed

Kwame wrote long letters to his betrothed every week while he was overseas.

Kwame 在海外工作期間，每週都寫長信給他的未婚妻。

his betrothed

同義詞
  • fiancé

    the common modern term for a male partner one has promised to marry

  • fiancée

    the common modern term for a female partner one has promised to marry

  • intended

    an old-fashioned or humorous synonym for one's future spouse

文法句型

possessive determiner + betrothed

用法筆記

Typically used with a possessive determiner (e.g., her betrothed, his betrothed). In modern everyday conversation, 'fiancé' (masculine) or 'fiancée' (feminine) is far more common; 'betrothed' appears mainly in formal, literary, or historical contexts.

常見錯誤

❌She introduced her betrothed fiancé to the group.
✅She introduced her betrothed to the group.
💡as a noun, 'betrothed' already means the person one is engaged to, so 'fiancé' is redundant.

betrothed — 形容詞