affiance

n. 信赖, 婚约 vt. 使订婚

发音

其它 /əˈfaɪ.əns/

词形变化

affiances 复数 affiances affianced affiances 三单 affiancing affiancing 现在分词 affianced 过去式 affianced 过去分词

别名

affiaunce

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Faith, trust.

  2. 2.

    A solemn engagement, especially a pledge of marriage.

    古体
v.
  1. 1.

    To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

engage plight betroth

上位词 1

vow

词源

From Middle French affiance, from affier (from Medieval Latin affīdāre, from *fīdāre, from Latin fīdere) + -ance.

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