"betrothed" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 未婚夫
• 未婚妻

Definition

“Betrothed” 指訂婚的人，未婚夫或未婚妻。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非常正式的字，多用於文學或歷史語境，日常會話很少用。現今多直接用“未婚夫”或“未婚妻”。

Examples

She introduced her betrothed to the family.

她把她的**未婚夫**介紹給家人。

His betrothed lives in another city.

他的**未婚妻**住在另一個城市。

They will wed next month; he is her betrothed.

他們下個月結婚；他是她的**未婚夫**。

In the story, the princess defied her parents and ran off with her betrothed.

故事中，公主違抗父母，和她的**未婚夫**私奔了。

Few people use the word 'betrothed' these days—it sounds very old-fashioned.

現在很少有人用“**未婚夫/未婚妻**”這個詞——聽起來很老派。

You could tell by the way they looked at each other that they were betrothed.

從他們彼此的眼神可以看出他們是**未婚夫婦**。