fiancée

/fiˈɒn.seɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌfiː.ɑːnˈseɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌfē-ˌän-ˈsā fē-ˈän-ˌsā/ (ame, mw)

fiancée — 名詞

  • fiancéesingular
  • fiancéesplural

1. a woman a person plans to marry after they have agreed to do so

1.名詞B2
釋義

未婚妻

已訂婚的女方

a woman a person plans to marry after they have agreed to do so

例句

Rafael introduced his fiancée to his parents over dinner.

Rafael 在晚餐時把未婚妻介紹給父母。

introduce + fiancée to family

After the concert, Eitan walked home with his fiancée and her sister.

演唱會後,Eitan 和未婚妻以及她妹妹一起走回家。

同義詞
  • bride-to-be

    less formal and focused more on the coming wedding day

  • partner

    more general and does not show clearly that the couple is engaged

  • betrothed

    formal or literary and uncommon in everyday speech

文法句型

possessive determiner + fiancée

name + 's + fiancée

用法筆記

Usually used before the wedding to talk about a woman who is engaged. After the marriage, the usual word is wife.

常見錯誤

She is my fiancé.
She is my fiancée.
💡In traditional spelling, fiancé refers to a man, while fiancée refers to a woman.
My fiancée and I have been married for three years.
My wife and I have been married for three years.
💡After the wedding, she is your wife, not your fiancée.