betrothed

• 已订婚的、有婚约的；指已经与某人订婚并准备结婚的人。

An old-fashioned term for someone who is engaged to be married.

1. Engaged to be marriedC1formal

   Formally promised to marry someone.

   已订婚的

   • She is betrothed to a wealthy merchant.
   • The betrothed couple exchanged rings at the ceremony.
   • He was betrothed to his childhood sweetheart.

   同义词engagedpledged

   反义词singleunattachedunengagedunpromised

• 名词，指已与某人订婚的人；即未婚夫或未婚妻。

A noun referring to a person to whom one is engaged to be married; a fiancé or fiancée.

1. Fiancé or FiancéeC1formal

   A person to whom someone is engaged to be married.

   未婚夫或未婚妻

   • He introduced his betrothed to the family at dinner.
   • The betrothed exchanged rings during the ceremony.
   • She wrote a letter to her betrothed, who was away at war.

   同义词intended

• 旧时用语，指正式为某人定亲或订婚；也指许配某人（作为妻子或丈夫）。

An archaic verb meaning to formally engage someone to be married; to promise in marriage.

1. Promise in marriageC2formal

   To formally promise someone in marriage, often used in historical or formal contexts.

   订婚

   • The king betrothed his daughter to a neighboring prince.
   • They were betrothed at a young age by their families.
   • He betrothed his son to the merchant's daughter.

   同义词affianceengageespouseplight