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handfasted

/ˈhændˌfæstɪd/ /ˈhændˌfɑːstɪd/

Meanings
verb

约束， 束缚。

To pledge; to bind

Examples :

"The students handfasted themselves to the honor code by signing the pledge. "
学生们通过签署誓词，承诺遵守荣誉准则。
ritual family tradition religion
verb

订婚，盟誓结婚.

(obsolete or historical except Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.

Examples :

"In the historical drama, Elara and Gareth were handfasted for a year and a day to see if their union would be fruitful before committing to a lifelong marriage. "
在这部历史剧中，艾拉拉和加雷斯先以订婚盟誓的方式结合，为期一年零一天，以便观察他们的结合是否和谐美满，然后再决定是否正式结为终身伴侣。
family history religion society tradition law culture

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

Illustration marriage

marriage noun

/ˈmæɹɪdʒ/

婚姻，结合

"You should enter marriage for love."

你应该因为爱而步入婚姻。

Illustration cohabitation

cohabitation noun

/koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/

同居，同住。

"After college, Maria and David chose cohabitation instead of marriage, sharing an apartment and their lives together as a couple. "

大学毕业后，玛丽亚和戴维选择同居而不是结婚，像夫妻一样共同生活，一起住在一间公寓里。

Illustration provisionally

provisionally adverb

/prəˈvɪʒənəli/ /proʊˈvɪʒənəli/

暂时地，临时地

"The school trip is provisionally scheduled for June 15th, but the date might change. "

这次学校旅行暂时定在六月十五号，不过日期可能会变。

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

他们自己，她们自己，它们自己

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

他们打算自己尝试攀登珠穆朗玛峰。

Illustration obsolete

obsolete adjective

/ˈɒbsəliːt/ /ɑbsəˈliːt/

过时的，陈旧的。

"The slide rule is now obsolete; calculators are used for calculations instead. "

计算尺现在已经过时了，人们现在用计算器来做计算。

Illustration historical

historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

历史小说

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

历史小说在那家书店里非常畅销。

Illustration celebration

celebration noun

/ˌsɛlɪˈbɹeiʃən/

庆祝仪式, 庆典.

"The church held a celebration of the Eucharist, a Christian sacrament. "

教会举行了庆祝圣餐的庆典，圣餐是基督教的一项圣礼。

Illustration committing

committing verb

/kəˈmɪtɪŋ/

委托，交付，托付。

"She is committing her child to the care of a trusted babysitter for the evening. "

她今晚要将孩子委托给一位信任的保姆照看。

Illustration fruitful

fruitful adjective

/ˈfɹuːtfəl/

硕果累累，多产的。

"The valley's fruitful soil produces a large harvest of apples every year. "

这个山谷的肥沃土壤每年都能产出大量苹果，真是硕果累累。

Illustration signing

signing verb

/ˈsaɪnɪŋ/

签名，署名。

"The artist was signing his name on the bottom of the painting. "

这位艺术家正在画作底部签名。

Illustration lifelong

lifelong adjective

/ˈlaɪflɔŋ/

终身的，一生的

"They were lifelong friends; they met in elementary school and ended their lives in the same rest home."

他们是终身的朋友，小学时就认识了，最后在同一家养老院走完了人生的旅程。