courtship
英 ['k??t??p]
美
- n. 求愛;求婚;求愛期
TEM8TOEFL低頻詞
詞態變化
復數:?courtships;
中文詞源
courtship 求偶,招商
來自court, 宮廷。原指侍臣對君主的態度,后詞義外延不斷擴大。
英文詞源
- courtship (n.)
- 1570s, "behavior of a courtier," from court (n.) + -ship. Meaning "paying court to a woman with intention of marriage" is from 1590s.
雙語例句
- 1. After a three-weekend courtship, Pamela accepted Randolph's proposal of marriage.
- 經過3個周末的追求之后,帕梅拉接受了倫道夫的求婚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. After a short courtship, she accepted his marriage proposal.
- 戀愛沒多長時間,她就接受了他的求婚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They were more interested in courtship and cars than in school.
- 比起上學,他們對談戀愛和汽車更感興趣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Courtship is somewhat vocal with a lot of displaying by the male.
- 雄性動物在求偶時會盡量展示自己,并發出一些聲響。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. They married after a short courtship.
- 他們戀愛不久便結婚了。
來自《權威詞典》