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engagement怎么读

音标:英 [ɪn'geɪdʒm(ə)nt; en-] 美[ɪn'ɡedʒmənt]

engagement是什么意思

  • n. 婚约;约会;交战;诺言

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engagement的词态变化


复数: engagements;

中文词源


engagement 订婚,约定

en-, 进入,使。-gage, 承诺,加入,词源同wage, wedding. 即给予承诺的,订婚的。

英文词源


engagement (n.)
1620s, "formal promise," from engage + -ment. Meaning "a battle or fight between armies or fleets" is from 1660s; sense of "state of having entered into a promise of marriage" is from 1742; meaning "appointment" is from 1806. Engagement ring attested by 1863.

engagement的双语例句


1. The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.
宪法禁止他们在外国采取军事行动。

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2. She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.
她正计划宣布她和彼得订婚一事。

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3. She chose Maggie to make her up for her engagement photographs.
她选择玛吉为她拍订婚照的时候化妆。

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4. I felt our engagement was quite an unhappy time.
我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。

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5. Janis and Kurt have announced their engagement.
贾尼斯和库尔特已宣布订婚。

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