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单词“betroth”的意思是：使订婚。
读音：英 [bɪˈtroʊ] 美 [bɪˈtroʊ]
例句：She was betrothed to a young man of good family.
翻译为：她与一个有良好家庭背景的年轻人订了婚。
单词分解：betroth中的“betro”是词根，意思是“承诺、保证”，后缀“-th”表示行为。整体意思就是“承诺结婚”。
在句子中常作为动词使用，表示使订婚，例如上文中的例句。在句子中通常作为谓语使用。
除了作为动词使用，betroth也可以作为名词使用，表示订婚关系。例如：They are in betrothal, but have not yet been married.（他们虽然订了婚，但还没有结婚）。
另外，需要注意的是，betroth通常用于书面语中，而在口语中可能会被更常用的词汇如“engage”或“promise”代替。
在英语中，单词的发音和意思是有密切关系的，betroth的发音体现出它是一个强调承诺和保证的词语。同时，它的词源也与古代的婚姻习俗有关，反映了英语语言的历史演变。
再来看10个含有betroth的例句，帮助大家更好的理解和使用这个单词：
1. They were betrothed at birth and will always be together.
2. She was betrothed to a charming young man.
3. They were betrothed, but he broke the engagement.
4. She was betrothed to a man she had never met before.
5. They were betrothed, but he broke the promise and ran away.
6. She is betrothed to a man who loves her very much.
7. She was betrothed to a young man from a wealthy family.
8. She is still in betrothal, but has not been married yet.
9. The couple have been betrothed for years, but they are still waiting for the right time to marry.
10. The couple have been in betrothal since they were children, but they have never been able to marry for various reasons.
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