/bɪˈtrɒθt/ (英式) · /bɪˈtroʊðd/ (美式)
betrothed 作形容词意为"已订婚的";作名词意为"未婚夫/未婚妻"。指通过正式约定或承诺将要结婚的人,语气较为正式和古典。
She introduced him as her betrothed at the family dinner.
她在家庭晚宴上介绍他为自己的未婚夫。
The young prince was betrothed to a princess from a neighboring kingdom before he had even reached the age of ten, as was the custom of the time.
按照当时的习俗,年幼的王子在还不到十岁时就与邻国的一位公主订了婚。
betrothed 源自中古英语 betrothen,由前缀 be-(表示"使成为")和 troth(意为"誓言、忠诚")组成,字面意思是"以誓言约定"。troth 与 truth(真实)同源,都来自古英语 trēowth,体现了婚约中"以诚信立誓"的核心含义。该词在中世纪英语中广泛使用,反映了当时婚姻作为正式契约的社会传统。