handfast

n. 婚约, 抓牢

词形变化

handfasts 复数 handfasts handfasted handfasting handfasts 三单 handfasting 现在分词 handfasted 过去式 handfasted 过去分词 more handfast 比较级 most handfast 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To pledge; to bind.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.

    苏格兰 及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.

    废旧
  2. 1.

    Strong; steadfast.

    罕用

词源

From Middle English hondfast, past participle of Middle English hondfesten (“to betroth”), from Old Norse handfesta (“to strike a bargain, pledge”), itself from hönd (“hand”) + festa (“to fasten, fix, affirm”), perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European root *pHst-.

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