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handfasting

/ˈhændˌfæstɪŋ/ /ˈhænˌfæstɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

盟誓，缔结。

To pledge; to bind

Examples :

"The students handfasted themselves to the project, promising to work diligently until its completion. "
学生们盟誓致力于这个项目，承诺努力工作直到完成。
ritual family religion tradition culture
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 :

"Since they weren't ready for a full wedding, but wanted to start living together, they decided to handfast for a year and see if marriage was right for them. "
因为他们还没准备好举办正式的婚礼，但又想开始同居生活，所以他们决定先订婚盟誓结婚一年，看看婚姻是否适合他们。
family ritual religion history tradition 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 diligently

diligently adverb

/ˈdɪlɪdʒəntli/ /ˈdɪlədʒəntli/

勤奋地，努力地.

"The student diligently studied for the exam, carefully reviewing all the notes. "

那个学生勤奋地为考试做准备，认真复习了所有的笔记。

Illustration celebrate

celebrate verb

/ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪt/

庆祝， 颂扬。

"to celebrate the name of the Most High"

颂扬至高者的名号

Illustration completion

completion noun

/kəmˈpliːʃən/

完成， 结束， 完毕

"The completion of the project meant we could finally take a break. "

项目的完成意味着我们终于可以休息一下了。

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。

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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。

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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。

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promising verb

/ˈpɹɒmɪsɪŋ/ /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/

承诺，答应，保证。

"He promised to never return to this town again."

他承诺过永远不再回到这个镇上。

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。

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handfasted verb

/ˈhændˌfæstɪd/ /ˈhændˌfɑːstɪd/

约束， 束缚。

"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。